Vacating my rent control apt after the landlord requested but person who is there won’t leave as I asked.

Hopefully your landlord is wiling to accept your surrender with the occupant in possession. Otherwise, you will have to evict the occupant.

How can I evict a sibling from my apartment?

Please specify if this is a NYCHA apartment or private landlord.

You need to serve serve a notice of termination of month to month tenancy on your tenants. Thereafter you can start a holdover eviction action in...

What do you have to do after the 90 days notice is expired?

If the notice expired and your tenant does not vacate, you will have to start a holdover eviction action in Housing Court.

Whats the penalty for breaking your lease in nyc

First contact your landlord and see if you can negotiate a release. If not, you may be liable for the remainder of the lease. However, under...

How do I get my roommate to move out?

You will have to server the appropriate notice of termination on your roommate. Therafter, if the roommate does not leave when the notice expires,...

If I have a tenant in an apartment in Harlem that is not paying rent can I evict him because the apartment is illegal?

Even though the apartment is illegal, you still have the right to take the necessary steps to start a holdover eviction action in Housing against...

Can my landlord evict me for nonpayment and hold over at the same time?

If you are rent stabilized, your landlord is required to renew your lease. Otherwise, after serving the appropriate notice of termination and of...

Can I withhold rent in Nyc for not having heat or hot water for the past week even though the building is trying to fix ?

You are definitely entitled to compensation. However, before withholding rent you should meet with an attorney. There are a number of ways to...

You can either file a pre answer motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction or assert it as an affirmative defense in your written answer....