Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in New York
Keys
I recently acquired property and have asked the tenant who was already there for a copy of her key, she has refuused. Can she refuse to give it to me?
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Keys
Do you have a lease agreement with the tenant? Generally, lease agreements provide that the tenant give a key to the landlord. If there is a lease agreement, check the wording of the agreement. If there is none, then the tenant is a month to month tenant.
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Rachel Yosevitz
Re: Keys
If she is living there legally, absent a separate agreement you have no right to your tenant's key.
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