Likely your documents alone where not sufficient to render judgment without adding your testimony at an Inquest.

Have you taken any steps to legalize your possession of a cat you have had for one year? You could microchip the cat at a Petco store. See:...

What can i do about living with a person who has section 8 but subleased apartment to someone else that isn't on the lease?

Dear Far Rockaway Tenant: Perhaps your "legal status" for Housing Court purposes, is that of an "Occupant/Roommate" since you stated "...Living...

Dear Queens Tenant: The landlord's insurance would not allow for a backyard trampoline. Trampoline activity is inherently dangerous. See...

Suing my landlord for negligence.

Generally a breach of the statutory warranty of habitability is considered a breach of contract (written or not written) of a lease and or a rental...

There are individuals living in my mom's apartment in housing do they have squatters rights and how can I have them removed?

Dear Son of a Manhattan Tenant: Eight years is very long to tolerate extended guests; if this is a problem now, this was a problem eight years...

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What steps do I take for him to move out??

Your boyfriend became your tenant when he paid rent. That now permits you to end his tenancy rights with a properly served written thirty day...

Hello. I am trying to find out if rent arrears from a previous landlord can be claimed by the new one.

Dear Long Island City Tenant: Thank you for sharing your Housing Court experience. You have an attorney familiar with all the facts; has been to...

If I retain a lawyer and the plaintiff drops the case do they have to pay my lawyers fee?

A petition in a Summary Proceeding is not signed; the required verification is made by the attorney or petitioner. A petitioner may be the...

Does employee of a legal firm count as "party"?

The attorney for a party and employees of the attorney are not parties. Parties are the persons and entities named as plaintiff and defendants in...