New York, NY asked in Landlord - Tenant for New York

Q: I have a question tenant law

I’m a tenant who was a month to month , always paid rent , no issues at the house with police agency or anything else , I maintain the yard and home , I was given a non lease renewal and then a 30 day notice with no notice at all , and the owner has harassed me etc , destroying my personal property so I’ve been recording such things with the police department since June 28 , we got a pfa against the owner and she in retaliation of us calling code enforcement got a pfa on us , for no reason at all , it states some nonsense about using the garage , anyway she just officially served us with a eviction and slid it into the pfa date for court , I need some legal advice for my wife and I

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Elaine Shay
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Elaine Shay
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  • Landlord Tenant Lawyer
  • New York, NY
  • Licensed in New York

A: Your next step should be to seek representation. If you are unable to afford an attorney, you may call 311 for information on obtaining pro bono representation.

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