Assuming you are in NYC, you can easily start an HP action in housing court that will cause a City Inspector to come to your apartment and see the...

If my lease ends 2.28.14, can I move out on 3/1 morning time?

Legally, you would owe March's rent is you stayed for any part of March. Have you offered some compromise to your landlord? Another option would...

Debt collection

Unfortunately, in signing the lease, both parties undertook the same responsibilities. The landlord can seek funds from either. The tenant who...

Can my landlord have my criminally charged for damages after I'm evicted?

You can be charged criminally if you deliberately damaged the landlord's property or otherwise broke the law, but the district attorney, not your...

Tenant rights

Your landlord can evict you NOW by serving you with a 30 day notice and then starting a court proceeding (a holdover). His moving into your house...

You are not entitled to collect any money for the time when you were incarcerated. You were not at that time looking for work or eligible to accept...

Your brother is correct. He was not served properly, and making a motion to vacate the default judgment is NOT acknowledging the debt. Clerks are...

How to negotiate the reaming days or month of the apartment lease, if you move out early? Please let me know Raffaele

You needed to negotiate this BEFORE you moved out. You have no leverage at this stage. However, my colleague is absolutely correct. If the...

I have been paying cash on rent for 7 years, I gave half the rent this month I only owe half, landlord wants to evict me

An unethical person can always go to court and lie. Whether your landlord will do this is anyone's guess. That's why it is a good idea to get...

How to ask my roommate to move out?

If your roommate is not willing to go willingly, you must take her to court. This is a detailed process. You should hire an attorney who is adept...