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Learn to Live Better, a Housing Law Podcast.

Welcome to the Learn to Live Better, a Housing Law Podcast (formerly known as the Tenant Law Podcast), where we talk about new, interesting, and/or important legal cases and laws affecting New York City tenants and occupants. Listen on Apple, Spotify, Youtube, or wherever you get your podcasts. 

 

As of summer 2026, we have over 60 episodes available to educate you about housing law in New York City, and more on the way. Click here for a searchable list of topics.

 

Learn to Live Better was nominated in 2025 by the New York Podcast Awards in the category of Best Public Service Podcast!

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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)

You may have rights to an apartment you live in even if you are not the tenant and the lease is not in your name; And what is the difference between a licensee and a squatter?

In Episode 12 we discuss the many situations where a person living in an apartment is not the tenant and the lease is not in that occupant’s name, but nevertheless, the person has rights and is entitled to a very specific notice before an owner may start eviction proceedings. We look at a case that

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