Catholic Charities, United Tenants Of Albany

This is a HUD Approved Housing Counseling Agency. Contact them for assistance for the following:
Fair Housing Pre-Purchase Education Workshops
Financial Management
Budget Counseling
Home Improvement and Rehabilitation Counseling
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops for Homeowners
Pre-purchase Counseling
Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
Predatory Lending Education Workshops
Rental Housing Counseling
Services for Homeless Counseling
Languages Spoken at Housing Agency:
English
United Tenants of Albany (UTA) is a community based nonprofit organization that works to improve housing conditions, both in terms of physical conditions and in terms of tenants' rights for security and equity. UTA responds to calls throughout the Capital District and concentrates its activities in low and moderate income neighborhoods in Albany.
MONTH TO MONTH TENANTS
Tenants who do not have leases and who pay rent on a monthly basis are called month-to-month tenants. In localities without rent regulations, tenants who stay past the end of a lease are treated as month-to-month tenants if the landlord accepts their rent.
A month-to-month tenancy may be terminated by either party by giving at least one month notice before the expiration of the term. For example, suppose your rent is due on the first of each month. Your landlord must tell you by September 30th before your October rent is due that he wants you to move out by November 1st. The termination notice need not specify why the landlord seeks possession of the apartment.
A landlord cannot unilaterally raise the rent of a month-to-month tenant without the consent of the tenant. However, if the tenant does not consent, the landlord can terminate the tenancy by giving appropriate notice.
In New York City, the landlord must serve the tenant a written termination giving at least 30 days notice before the expiration of the term. The notice must state that the landlord elects to terminate the tenancy and that refusal to vacate will lead to eviction proceedings.
A termination notice does not automatically allow the landlord to evict the tenant. The landlord must first bring an eviction proceeding in court and win the case.