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How much can rent be raised in a lease renewal?

In NY the amount a landlord may charge as a rent increase for a residential apartment depends …

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Law Office Of Mark A. Siegel answered 8 months ago

What are a tenant's regarding water damage to their personal property?

NY Real Property Law 235-b (warranty of habitability) provides that:"In every written or oral lease …

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Law Office Of Mark A. Siegel answered 8 months ago

Is a Reduction Rider that forces me to show my apartment 4 times a week for 1 hour each, legal and enforceable?

NY Real Property Law §235-c gives the court  the power to decide if a lease …

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Law Office Of Mark A. Siegel answered 8 months ago

What to do if I have a month-to-month tenant who is mentally ill and she has been committed to a psychiatric hospital but her stuff still occupies her room?

Contact the court appointed guardian and try to work out a settlement for her …

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David P.slater, Esq. answered 9 months ago

What's happens with my commercial lease if I sell my business?

Read your lease to set if it permits assignment without the LL consent.  I …

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David P.slater, Esq. answered 9 months ago