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Mainulhmollah
My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of New York.
Hello I am in desperate need of help here. Long story short. I bought a 2 family home in Bronx New York with one of my long term friends. All the paperwork was under my name till last year when decided to give him a deed for 1/3 of the property but the mortgage is still under my name. I found out this year that he has been sexually molesting my daughter who is a minor for the past 2 years since she contacted her school and ACS was involved. At the current time we have an order of protection against him and he can't come to the property but his family is still occupying the 2nd floor and they stopped paying rent. I can't afford to pay my mortgage and they have no lease. I am thinking about cutting off the water as they are not paying anything and i am paying for all utilities. Can i do that since they are not technically tenants and part owner? Please help. I contacted a lawyer and was told that i can pay him off the amount of money he invested, but i can't contact him and i want him in jail for a very long time. Any assistance provided here will be greatly appreciated!