Tenants' Rights in New York

by Sember, Brette McWhorter

• ISBN13: 9781572481220
• ISBN10: 1572481226
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-05-01
• Publisher: Sourcebooks Inc

Summary

Thousands of New York tenants are taken to court each year by their landlords and many more give up valuable rights because they don't know what their legal rights are. This book explains in simple language what the legal rights of tenants are and how they can protect those rights.

Table of Contents

Using Self-Help Law Books	1	(5)
Introduction	5	(2)
General Considerations	7	(4)
Laws and Regulations that Apply to Rentals	11	(6)
Beginning the Landlord/Tenant Relationship	17	(6)
Rent Regulation	23	(12)
The Rental Agreement	35	(8)
Your Security Deposit	43	(6)
Maintenance and Repairs	49	(14)
Injuries on the Premises	63	(8)
Changes during Lease Period	71	(6)
Problems during Your Tenancy	77	(8)
Tenant Organization	85	(4)
End of the Tenancy	89	(12)
Evictions	101	(20)
Self-Service Storage	121	(4)
Mobile Home Owner's Rights	125	(4)
Appendix A: New York Statutes	129	(32)
Appendix B: Eviction Flowcharts and Legal Holidays	161	(4)
Appendix C: Forms	165	(58)
Index	223