QUESTION
what law protects me from landlord changing my locks, Not evicting me but trying to keep me from my property?
Asked on Feb 26th, 2013 on Real Estate - New York
More details to this question:
I am currently living in an apartment and my landlord has threatened to change the locks? i am not legally evicted but he wants me to leave and states he will change the locks to keep me out.
1 ANSWER
If he changes the locks, he has "constructively evicted" you, which is illegal and he will most likely be liable to you for special (treble) damages. He'd be making a very big mistake.
Answered on Mar 04th, 2013 at 3:25 PM