Legal Question in Real Estate Law in New York

Re: landlord tenant rules

Since you do not have a lease you are a "month to month" tenant and can be required to vacate the premises by a 30 day notice, however, since the notice you received was dated May 5 and demanded that you vacate by May 31, it falls short of the requirement of a full 30 day notice, and is therefore invalid. The Landlord can, of course, issue another notice giving you the full 30 days, and can then begin eviction proceedings against youi, if you do not vacate.

Re: landlord tenant rules

You are responsible for the entire rent, not just your share, as are all of the rommmates, unless the landlord has separate agreements with each of you that you each can pay a part. It appears there is no agreement with the individual tenants so each is responsible for the whole rent.

Since there is no written lease, you are a month-to month tenant, which entitles the landlord to terminate the lease on 30 days' notice. Plus, since there is rent owing, the landlord can terminate all tenancies for failure to pay the rent in full.

The only benefit of a written lease is that it could cover the situation of individual responsibilities, but I do not believe a landlord will allow this, as if only one person paid a portion, all might be able to stay there.

Walter