Do-it-Yourself Legal Resources: Tenant/Landlord

Forms, serve papers, and court.

How to get bad conditions in your home repaired (Videos with Spanish and Chinese subtitles).

court forms, heat, lead paint, safety conditions, etc.

Information about evictions for owners, landlords and tenants. Learn how to start and answer an eviction case.

If you believe that you have been denied housing due to unlawful discrimination, you can file a complaint with the NYS Division of Human Rights.

If you believe that you have discriminated against by a housing provider with regard to your lawful source of income, you can file a complaint with the NYS Division of Human Rights.

NYS Attorney General guide summarizes and explains the laws tenants need to know. in English and Spanish

Landlord/tenant guides and forms packets for self-represented litigants

Provides information about your rights as a tenant, lease and rental agreements, rent and security deposits, tenant safety, landlord liability, the eviction process, and more.

Get information and learn your rights. Written in lay language and available in Spanish.

Tenant Rights, Laws and Protections: New York

A brochure designed by a NY Assemblyman to answer some basic questions concerning your rights as a tenant

Landlord and tenant law from the Encyclopedia of Everyday Law

Online resources for tenants in New York City and New York State