What’s the best solution I need a few months to find a new place ?

The judge will have the discretion to give you up to a year to remain in your apartment. You will have to show a good reason for staying in the...

Can I stay in an apartment I've been living at after the person on the lease moves out?

If you lived as a family unit with your aunt and the apartment is rent stabilized, you probably will have succession rights. You will have to...

Can I break a lease if my apartment becomes infested after the landlord failed to inspect other tenants’ claims of infestation?

If you wish to break your lease you need to have the infestation documented. Call 311 and ask for an HPD inspection if you receive a class c...

Can I have a guess stay with me indefinitely while renting a room?

Real Property Law Section 235 f gives you the legal right to have a roommate coreside with you in your room for as long as you desire.

I am trying to evict a friend that is staying with us ?

Yu will have to have a process server serve your friend with the appropriate notice of termination. The length of the notice will depend on whether...

A landlord is allowed to accept rent for the period up to the time that the termination notice expires. However, most landlords do not accept rent...

I signed a lease and the previous tenant is fighting for the apartment back. She owes $10,000+

The prior tenant is claiming wrongful eviction. If she is restored you may be forced to vacate. You should have a tenant rights attorney accompany...

I am a Subtenant left in the appartment? What are my rights? Thank you

Since you have been in your apartment for over 30 days, you do not have to voluntarily vacate your apartment. The landlord must first serve a...

What are my rights as a co tenant

If your apartment is rent stabilized and you are a cotenant, you have the right to remain in your apartment regardless of the vacature by your ex.

How to evict a non paying tenant in non stabilized apartment in Queens?

First thing to do is refund the additional security deposit to the tenant with a letter drawn by an attorney. You can then take the normal eviction...