Q: If my tenant is a few days short from being 2 & 1/2 months late on rent in NYS & changed lock to deadbolt so no key?help
I don't have spare key to they're new lock plus won't allow me view apt. Mon-fri 9-5PM time only after 6PM and weekends? I asked almost daily for pictures a week ago while realestate agent was here with none thus far. I am a single mom bartender with no support financially or emotionally except my older brother hiring estate lawyer from FLorida. I used all my cash paying utilities and mortgage.
A: Stop wasting time and hire a local landlord-tenant attorney to commence a nonpayment or holdover case. Both types of cases require the service of predicate notices that must include Hardship Declarations. If your tenant returns the Hardship Declaration you will essentially be prevented from commencing a court proceeding until after January 15, 2022, but at least you will be poised to proceed promptly.
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