I am having problems with my neighbor's tree/dog/noise/shared driveway/nuisance. What are my legal options?
Answer
Neighbors, also known as adjacent landowners in legal book indexes, can be a source of disputes. How to handle questions such as overhanging branches from trees damaged by storms or shared driveways may require reading materials in the attached bibliography as well as checking local municipal regulations. Codes for New York City and Franklinville are provided by American Legal Publishing Corporation. eCode360(R) provides codes for many other New York state municipalities.
If the neighbor is a fellow tenant. the following may apply: "A tenant can be evicted for "committing or permitting a nuisance," and for "maliciously, or by reason of gross negligence, substantially damaging the housing accommodations." 9 NYCRR § 2524.3(b) (NYC RSC); 9 NYCRR § 2204.2(a)(2) (NYC Rent & Eviction Regs). "
§ 8:91.Nature of objectionable conduct, Residential Landlord Tenant L. in N.Y. § 8:91