We have a year lease w/ a 2nd year option to renew at same rent but dont want to be locked in for a full year incase....
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Answered on September 10, 2023
If you stay past the one year term of the lease and the landlord continues to accept rent, then the tenancy transforms automatically into a...
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Can I get an order of protection because of harassing text messages?
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Answered on September 10, 2023
Many actions are family offenses, such as when a person verbally, physically, emotionally, or sexually abuses you, or threatens to hurt you, or...
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Did I miss anything in the holdover case?
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Answered on September 10, 2023
I add Jane and John but don't add xyz corp for residential evictions.
Is wifi/cable considered a utility?
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Answered on September 09, 2023
What the landlord is doing is illegal, but you need representation to properly assert your rights in court.
How can I challenge the landlord's historical overcharge and withholding accurate status of the property in housing court?
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Answered on September 09, 2023
Tenants who think they are being overcharged can file an overcharge complaint with the Office of Rent Administration (ORA). The Division of Housing...
If you haven’t heard from grandparent in years, can they randomly take you to court?
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Answered on September 09, 2023
Anyone can go file something in court, but that does not mean it would not be dismissed or ever result in a favorable order or judgment. In Troxel...
What are the consequences if I fail to appear for the fourth court date of a holdover eviction case against me and my tenant?
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Answered on September 09, 2023
Go to the clerk and ask to file the form "Affidavit of Unavailability and Request for Adjournment."
How does my married son get permission to visit his newborn on the hospital?
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Answered on September 07, 2023
He has no rights until the child is born. Once the child is born he can file a petition for a custody order in Family Court.
Summary proceeding's docs were affixed on my door after a long weekend. How to know when it was served?
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Answered on September 07, 2023
You have to go to court and file an answer, or you can retain counsel to do it for you. If there is no court date on the notice of petition, then...
Tenant rights
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Answered on September 07, 2023
In general the grounds for eviction are nonpayment, expiration of the term, or violation of an express provision of the lease. Leaving the hallway...
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