Can my landlord increase rent from 1200 to 2000?

Unless rent regulated, a landlord is under no obligation to renew a lease at any amount after the expiration of the lease term. If the landlord is...

Can I remove my Art before eviction? evictionviction on a month to month rental? ?

It's unclear from your post why your things are relevant to a landlord/tenant matter. Generally, when a landlord rents space with certain fixtures...

Tenant wants to use security deposit as rent, how do I force him to pay?

You can commence a nonpayment case against the tenant. Although a nonpayment case generally takes longer than a month to work its way through...

Generally, the Marshal who conducts an eviction is required to notify animal rescue if a pet is left in the apartment after the eviction so that it...

If the deed was transferred from your mother's estate to you and your sister, you may own the property as tenants-in-common or as joint-tenants. ...

There is not a set amount of time in which a foreclosure is completed after the filing of a lis pendens. How long the process takes is dependent...

Prime tenant issue with a subtenant of a rent stabilized apartment

If a tenant with a lease is unable to surrender the vacant apartment to the landlord at the end of the lease term, the tenant generally remains...

Can I get my money back from new Landlord and cancel the lease agreement. I live in NYS.

It is not unusual or unlawful for parties to sign a lease before the date specified for the tenant to take possession of an apartment. A lease is...

Can I file charges on my mother whom I live with about her trying to "constructively evict"? She has abused me physically also.

It is unfortunate that your mother is not as supportive as you might hope and that she may be abusive. However, at the age of 21, a parent...

How does eviction work in NY state ?

After a rent demand is served, a landlord must commence a nonpayment proceeding in court in order to obtain a judgment of eviction. A tenant has a...