Q: What can I do if the unoccupied people my tenant is keeping won't leave?
My tenant has been keeping an adult and two young children about age 6 and under for more than 2 weeks now, when they claimed they would be only staying for a few days. The current lease states that the apartment can only be occupied by those listed on the lease. They also did not provide us notice about this in advance and the children are going to school, the extra adult has decided to use this address when they live only a few blocks away from our residence.
A:
Dear Port Morris Home Owner
Your lease is out of date. New York State long ago invalidated lease restrictions on the way a tenant is able to use the apartment. New York State law allows the tenant to bring into the house an unrelated adult along with the other person's dependent children. Please go see an attorney.
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