This is a silly example of a landlord exerting dead hand control. Read More →

The caretaker could be a subtenant because she is providing cat care and security for a free place to stay, but the analysis does not end there. Read More →

You think your landlord is strung out on drugs. He may be, but sometimes the behavior one ascribes to drugs can simply be a syphilitic dementia-like, Caligula-style obsession for control commonly found in landlords. Read More →

Pay the rent. That's the best single piece of advice I can give to tenants. You'd be surprised at how many landlord issues disappear when you pay the rent. Read More →

You can be evicted if you refuse to sign a new lease, but only if the lease contains "terms which are materially the same as in the previous agreement." Read More →

Like the unicorn, rent controlled apartments are mythical and fast becoming extinct, especially when they become objects of desire for Twitter-motherfuckers and bubble-headed investors. Read More →