Legal aid?

Dear User: Where is your criminal defense attorney (Legal Aid) located? Would it be simpler to inquire from your own attorney about your own...

How can I get my security deposit back?

Dear Manhattan Tenant: Without looking over your lease, the best "guess" is that the landlord is not compelled to return a security deposit...

Dear Flushing Tenant: The legal process is simpler because your roommate does not pay rent. Housing Court likely would determine the legal...

If you and another family member own a house together, and live together, can that other owner, evict my spouse.

No. Your brother cannot evict you wife.

Can I sue the owners next door for harassment?

Dear Brooklyn Home Owner: New York State does not recognize a civil cause of action for harassment. I gather the neighbors park the vehicle...

How can I keep the owner and the boyfriend off of my property in the driveway?

Dear Brooklyn Home Owner: You need a police officer to write a ticket when the car is parked "... on the sidewalk..." It makes no real...

Regarding housing?

A tenant has one form of special lawsuit to compel repairs; it is in Housing Court, and is an HP Proceeding. If you are a tenant--that is the ONLY...

I lent my sister $50,000?

If you reside in Kings County, you commence the lawsuit by electronic filing of a summons and complaint and by paying the fee for an index number....

Can I leave my apartment April 1 and get my security deposit back?

You could leave on April 1, but if you do so, you also owe rent for the entire month. If you leave on March 31, 2019, you will not owe any more...

Are landlords allowed to remove your top lock when making renovations and saying it's a violation of your lease to have a top lo

Dear Manhattan Tenant A second tenant installed lock is an entitlement provided any tenant residing in a multiple dwelling in NYC, guaranteed...