Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in New York

My daughters signed an apartment lease agreement with a start date of 9/1/2014. The wife of the landlord claims the agreement signed by her husband is null and void since the apartment building is in her name. The wife wants to see more income before renting the property. They want me to be a guarantor otherwise the wife refuses to allow them to rent the apartment.

The husband signed the lease. It seems they are obligated to honor the agreement without me being a guarantor. Is the contract as it stands one that must be honored or is the wife correct?


Asked on 9/01/14, 10:27 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
kevin connolly Kevin J. Connolly

First, check the title to the building. If she's telling the truth then sue the husband. If she's lying, sue them both. Do not move the daughters into the building. This sounds like a scam to me, and your daughters will be moving into hell. I find it hard to believe that the husband never rented apartments in the building before.

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Answered on 9/03/14, 6:46 am


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