• posted: Apr. 12, 2013
• Tamara I. Jordan
• Landlord-Tenant,  Succession

A succession right is a person who has a right to become the tenant of record after the prior tenant of record either permanently leaves the apartment or dies. The Read More

• posted: Apr. 12, 2013
• Tamara I. Jordan
• Landlord-Tenant,  Eviction

The common scenario: You have a rent-stabilized apartment in Manhattan. You travel frequently throughout the year on business; sometimes you are gone for several weeks. However, you call your apartment Read More

• posted: Apr. 05, 2013
• Tamara I. Jordan
• Landlord-Tenant,  Eviction

Many landlords are constantly trying to get the best bang for their buck and utilize the available space that they have to the best of their ability. This is usually Read More

• posted: Apr. 04, 2013
• Tamara I. Jordan
• Landlord-Tenant

Since the Hurricane Sandy Superstorm hit, many New York tenants are now asking themselves in they should still pay their rent. In total, more than eight million people in New Read More

• posted: Apr. 04, 2013
• Tamara I. Jordan
• Landlord-Tenant,  Discrimination

In the state of New York and all throughout the United States there are hundreds of thousands of people being denied public housing because they have a previous criminal conviction Read More

• posted: Apr. 03, 2013
• Tamara I. Jordan
• Landlord-Tenant,  Eviction

Here is the scenario: Your friend calls you telling you that she is coming to New York for a couple of days. You tell her, no problem, she is welcome Read More

• posted: Feb. 08, 2013
• Tamara I. Jordan
• Landlord-Tenant,  Eviction,  Discrimination

A New York woman has filed a discrimination lawsuit against her former landlord on the grounds that she was evicted because of her cancer. H.K. stated that she has spent Read More

• posted: Jan. 14, 2013
• Tamara I. Jordan
• Landlord-Tenant

At The Law Office of Tamara I. Jordan P.L.L.C., we understand how confusing the subject of landlord and tenant law can be. Not only do you have to sort through Read More