Is it legal and binding to end a month to month contract verbally?

You are not obligated to give any notice when you are a month-to-month tenant but all of my fellow counsel's advise should be followed.

I will add only that creditworthiness is a proper point of scrutiny but source of income is not.

Can a landlord force you to sign a new lease once your original lease is completed?

Presuming that you have been paying monthly rent since the lease expired you have become month to month tenants. You are not required to sign a...

I have been contacted by the Mayor's office of Special Enforcement in regards to a complaint about an illegal hotel.

I have represented both landlords and tenant/hosts in New York City regarding all of your concerns. The Landlord will be assessed a fine and they...

Is this legal? (Airbnb)

There are some further details required to properly answer your question particularly the nature of your "loft." Is it a Class A multiple dwelling...

Can I breach the lease agreement due to my landlord increase rent and can I sue the landlord for stealing my belongings?

I am most concerned about your description of a "license fee" rather than a monthly rent. That alone changes the entire nature of the agreement...

Which is easier for a landlord to evict?

"Easier" is irrelevant. It the lease is a fair market lease the procedure for eviction at lease end is identical. If there is a default under the...

My Ex Partner want me out of the apartment through court. Im not on the lease

If you did not pay rent to the landlord and were only a guest of your Partner, the tenant, you are most likely a licensee. This means that you do...

Tenants moved out of the living space but refuse to take their belongings from garage.

The fact that they did not remove the belongings and the lock indicate under the law that they were not surrendering possession. If you remove the...

Your question could be best answered with more detail, particularly the regulatory nature, or lack thereof, of the unit. Each of the many types of...