If you remain in the apartment after the expiration of your lease, you are required to pay for the use of the premises.

Housing discrimination based upon source of income is prohibited in most instances in NYC. You may find information on this issue at: https://ag.ny.gov/source-income-discrimination

Your question is best directed to the attorney handling your closing. If your closing attorney doesn't handle litigation, you should consider retaining real estate litigation counsel to assist.

As for a lis pendens you should be aware of the following legal requirement:

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A landlord is not required to return a security deposit until after the tenant has vacated the vacant apartment. The landlord then has two weeks to inspect the apartment and notify the tenant of any deductions for damage before returning the balance.

Condolences on your loss. As you may know there have been numerous moratoriums on evictions as a result of Covid pandemic. However, even without the impacts of Covid, to legally evict a tenant or licensee, a judgment of eviction must first be obtained. If you are concerned you may be illegally... View More

Yes. If you held over after the expiration of your lease, the landlord is entitled to payment.

Entry into Canada requires that all persons carry both proof of citizenship and proof of identity. A valid U.S. passport, passport card, or NEXUS card satisfies these requirements for U.S. citizens. However, US citizens can no longer cross the border, back into the US, from Canada, using only a... View More

Generally, after purchasing in foreclosure you may remove a former owner through a Housing Court proceeding. It may be tempting to consider serving your own predicate notices. However, even a small error in such notice can result in dismissal of your entire case after months of litigation. In... View More

You shouldn't count on any time periods for notice being enforced during the Covid crisis.

It isn't unusual for residential rental agreements of various types to be verbal instead of written; therefore, no need to be overly alarmed that any agreement is not in writing. Unfortunately, it is difficult to understand from your post who "they" may be but I assume you are... View More

Since the laws for property rights vary from State to State (or Territory), a New York attorney cannot answer that question for you. Consider posting your question in the board for that area.

Generally, in New Yorkdirect contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers, equipment lessors, laborers, design professionals, and landscape gardeners who performs labor or furnishes materials for the improvement of real property may place mechanic's lien on property due to nonpayment. When... View More

If you are not in a rent regulated apartment or have the protection of a lease, the landlord does not need a reason for seeking to recover an apartment.

It's unfortunate that your neighbor had an argument with your boyfriend but hopefully you can smooth that over. It sounds as if you are nervous about the landlord finding out you have a boyfriend stay over but that is not something you would usually need to be concerned about as the landlord... View More

If one of the owners of a property cannot appear at the closing, the nonappearing owner can give his/her Power of Attorney to someone who will be attending the closing. The person appointed by the Power of Attorney would than be able to sign on behalf of the nonappearing owner.

If the landlord has entered into a lease with the remaining tenant, the prior security deposit should be returned with the remaining tenant paying the additional security that will be due. You may consider bringing your landlord to Small Claims Court to obtain a refund.

Unfortunately, no good deed goes unpunished. In NYC once someone has resided in a home for 30 days or more, a court order of eviction is required before a tenant can be legally evicted. If your friend will not voluntarily leave, you would need to start a holdover proceeding in Housing Court to... View More

In order to give an accurate answer, the By-Laws would have to be reviewed. Some By-Laws will allow the current board to remain in place until a meeting with the proper quorum is present to hold elections or other variations that could make your Board's actions go either way.

When you break a lease, damages would typically be measured as the total amount of unpaid rent for the remaining term. In the case you described, the landlord has taken steps to mitigate or lessen the total amount of damages by finding a substitute tenant. If the substitute tenant's rent is... View More

Failure to deliver possession may be a justification for terminating your lease; however, it depends on the specific language in your lease. Regardless of when the landlord is able to deliver possession to you, the tenant should be entitled to a rent abatement for any rent due before granted... View More