Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in New York

License Agreement instead of a Rental Lease

I saw an apt recently, and the landlord is asking that I sign a License Agreement instead of a Lease. Are they the same thing?


Asked on 1/08/08, 8:54 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
NEAL SPECTOR, ESQ. NEAL S. SPECTOR, P.C.

Re: License Agreement instead of a Rental Lease

They are not the same and depending on where (and type) the property is, it may not be enforceable.

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Answered on 1/08/08, 9:53 pm
Debra Palazzo Law Offices of Debra Palazzo, LLC

Re: License Agreement instead of a Rental Lease

No. A license can be revoked, a lease can not. A lease offers you protections that a license does not.

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Answered on 1/08/08, 10:13 pm


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