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Tenant Law Podcast

Welcome to the Tenant Law Podcast, where we talk about new, interesting, and/or important legal cases affecting New York City tenants. Listen on Apple, Spotify, Youtube. There are also a bunch of great blog posts on this page of tenant questions and Tenant Learning Platform instructor’s answers.

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"Illusory Tenancy" (1) 421-a (1) Airbnb (2) Class Action (3) Co-Living (3) Creation of Tenancy (1) DHCR (2) Duty to Mitigate (1) Eviction (5) First Rent (1) Good Cause Eviction (7) Harassment (2) Housing Court (11) HP Case (3) Illegal Lockout (1) Inheriting Apartments (1) Lease (5) Lease Break (5) Lease Negotiation (1) Licensees (1) New Perimeter (1) Number of People in Apartment (1) NYC Marshal (1) Overcharge (2) Pets (3) Preferential Rent (1) Rent (1) Rent Concession (1) Rent Control (1) Rent Demand (2) Rent Increase (1) Rent Stabilization (23) Repairs (2) Roommate (3) Roommate Law (1) Running a Business in Your Apartment (2) Security Deposit (2) Spouse (1) Squatters (1) Sublet (3) Subtenant (3) Succession (4) Switching Apartments (1) Tenants (1) Warranty of Habitability (7)

Can your landlord charge you an extra fee each month because you pay your rent electronically?

In Episode 53 these are the questions we are tackling: Can your landlord up-charge you for paying rent electronically? Those charges sure add up over time. For that matter, can the landlord charge you an extra fee for paying manually – with a check, cash, or money order? If you don’t pay electronically, how can

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Breaking Your Lease Early, Seven Best Practices

Michelle Itkowitz, here. I have news! A version of this show is now being distributed by a real podcast network. It’s a terrific opportunity that I’m very honored to have. The name of the new show is “Learn to Live Better, a Housing Law Podcast”. You know how at the end of every episode I

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Can problems with building amenities be addressed economically and quickly by tenant class actions?

Are you having a problem with the amenities in your building? Well amenities are usually common elements so if you’re having a problem, maybe the other tenants in your building are having the same problem. Could a class action lawsuit, be an economical and easy way for you and your neighbors to take collective action

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Rent Impairing Violations – a Powerful but Complicated Defense

In Episode 50, we take a deep dive on a powerful tenant defense that very few tenants know anything about. The Rent Impairing Violation defense, pursuant to Multiple Dwelling Law § 302-a, is a substantive defense, that, if successfully employed, means that certain rent is not owed and will never be owed. This could result

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