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In New York, when can landlords enter a tenant’s home?

By murgesh.alagoudapatil@thomsonreuters.com | February 22, 2018

It can be tough to be a renter in New York. This is because landlords experience a lot of concern about destructive or illegal activities occurring on their property. This concern is understandable, but it does not give them carte blanche to invade the privacy of their tenants on an unreasonable and persistent basis. Many…

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You have rights if your landlord does not maintain services

By murgesh.alagoudapatil@thomsonreuters.com | February 15, 2018

If you live in a rent-controlled dwelling in New York, you probably appreciate knowing that your rent will remain affordable throughout your tenancy. You may be wary of engaging in any kind of landlord-tenant dispute with the property owner because you want to keep your residence. We understand how you might not want to “rock…

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Are you an immigrant victimized by housing discrimination?

By murgesh.alagoudapatil@thomsonreuters.com | February 12, 2018

Landlord-tenant disputes in New York come in many forms. One of the most tragic of these forms is housing discrimination based on one’s immigration status. What many immigrants do not know is that it is illegal for landlords to discriminate against them in any manner. This blog post will address important housing discrimination elements for…

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Landlord-tenant disputes | Getting your deposit back

By murgesh.alagoudapatil@thomsonreuters.com | January 30, 2018

When your rental lease is ending and you decide to move to a new residence, having your current security deposit returned to you is vital. Most people in New York need this money to cover the expenses related to a new rental unit. For example, if you use most of your available funds to cover…

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Thousands of New York renters are going without heat, hot water

By murgesh.alagoudapatil@thomsonreuters.com | January 29, 2018

When brutally cold temperatures hit New York City, as they have this winter, renters are at the mercy of their landlords for their comfort and safety. The city has received some 22,000 complaints from New Yorkers about lack of heat or hot water. A nurse who lives in East Harlem says, “The heat and hot…

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Landlord-tenant disputes and subletting a New York apartment

By murgesh.alagoudapatil@thomsonreuters.com | January 24, 2018

Many tenants in a New York apartment want to sublet the residence. For example, when residents must leave town for an extended period they may choose to sublet the residence in order to hold on to it. Many leases contain a clause stating that the tenant may not sublet the apartment. However, the law says…

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How you might end up on a New York tenant blacklist

By murgesh.alagoudapatil@thomsonreuters.com | January 16, 2018

If your name finds its way onto one of the many tenant blacklists for New York, you may have a great amount of trouble renting a home. Even worse, you probably do not even know you have been blacklisted. All you know is that no one wants to rent you a home and you have…

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New York slumlord must pay $8 million to former tenants

By murgesh.alagoudapatil@thomsonreuters.com | January 12, 2018

The presence of slumlords in a large metropolis like New York is an unpleasant fact. For people living in rent-stabilized apartments, landlord-tenant disputes are commonplace when a landlord is disreputable. Often, these landlords will engage in unethical or outright illegal activities in an attempt to push out the current residents. By getting the renters to…

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How easy is it to get evicted living in an unregulated apartment?

By murgesh.alagoudapatil@thomsonreuters.com | January 2, 2018

In a city like New York, there are many “unregulated apartments.” With these types of units, landlords aren’t restricted with respect to how much they charge to lease an apartment. They’re also not limited to how often or how much they choose to increase rent. They can increase rent on a whim whether the market…

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Differences between commercial and residential leases

By murgesh.alagoudapatil@thomsonreuters.com | December 19, 2017

In New York there are many property owners, but there are many more people who are renting from these property owners. This includes both people who are renting apartments or other types of homes and businesses who rent space to run their business. The purposes for renting vary drastically between a business owner and a…

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