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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 (1) Co-Living (1) Creation of Tenancy (1) DHCR (2) Duty to Mitigate (1) Eviction (3) First Rent (1) Good Cause Eviction (2) Harassment (2) Housing Court (7) HP Case (2) Illegal Lockout (1) Inheriting Apartments (1) Lease (5) Lease Break (2) Lease Negotiation (1) Licensees (1) New Perimeter (1) Number of People in Apartment (1) NYC Marshal (1) Overcharge (2) Pets (1) Preferential Rent (1) Rent (1) Rent Concession (1) Rent Control (1) Rent Increase (1) Rent Stabilization (18) Repairs (1) Roommate (2) Roommate Law (1) Running a Business in Your Apartment (2) Security Deposit (2) Spouse (1) Squatters (1) Sublet (3) Subtenant (3) Succession (4) Surrender (1) Switching Apartments (1) Tenants (1) Warranty of Habitability (4)

Am I still Rent Stabilized if my Building’s 421-a expired?

Ethan from Bay Ridge asks: I’ve been living as a 421A Rent Stabilized tenant here in Brooklyn for the past 16 years. I was the first tenant to move into this apartment after the building was constructed. I just got my lease renewal and was very surprised because it was a whole different format from all

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Tenant Question: Help! My Landlord Started an Eviction Case Against Me for Doing Airbnb in My Apartment

Hannah from Roosevelt Island asks: My landlord is suing to evict me because I did some Airbnb. Although I’ve been a full-time tenant, I have occasionally rented out the apartment on Airbnb and other sites. This past Fall my grandmother took ill, so I spent a lot of time back and forth to England, where

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Protect Your Security Deposit

Did you know your landlord in New York State can only ask you for one month of security?! Or that your landlord in New York State must respond to you on the return of your security deposit within fourteen days of you moving out?! Tenant Learning Platform’s series of TikTok’s on security deposits is really

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Getting Your Landlord To Take You Seriously!

Recently, TLP  Instructor Michelle Itkowitz was interviewed for a national  article entitled,   “Worried your landlord is taking advantage of you? Here’s how to make them take you seriously!”, in hellogiggles. Below are some of the tips Michelle shared with Morgan Noll for the article. Tips for Woman-Renters When Dealing with Male Landlords (1) Know your basic

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