14 yr tenant of apt in NYC w/ no formal lease told to vacate in less than 24 hrs, threatened with violence & jail by landlord.

Your friend needs a lawyer. Even a squatter is entitled to a formal properly served written notice to quit, and a standard eviction proceeding in...

Can I counter sue for an unsafe living environment?

Dear Huntington Tenant: Generally, a tenant without a lease, renting an illegal dwelling, would raise a number of affirmative defenses, in an...

Generally, a sale of shares (transfer) in a NYC cooperative is a public record...

How can my mother kick someone out of her apartment ?

Dear Son of a Brooklyn Tenant: A few added pieces of information would help. I gather your mother took in the occupant as a Roommate? Your...

Can my son have my room ?

I would "guess" only you and your uncle care if you sleep on the couch, and share your rental unit with your son, as well as expect that your...

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: When you first posted the question, and learned that in Rent Stabilization, a landlord cannot bestow by its own internal...

The judge in charge of the case could choose to ignore the late motion or have you respond. Its likely if deciding the motion also determines the...

Suing an individual in Small Claims......do I have a case?

Yes. In litigation anticipation of all the wrong turns a case could take helps strategies for ways to overcome those challenges. One wrong turn you...

How do I find a lawyer with specific experience such as representing airline pilots?

Your friend's professional pilots' union likely has information on attorneys who deal with the unique legal affairs of pilots.

Tenant broke his lease and skipped town to florida owning 3 months rent and 5 more months ln his lease after?

Dear Staten Island Property Owner Hard to say if it is worth hiring a Florida attorney and traveling for depositions and court appearances. If...