How can I get my $1000 move-in deposit back?

Dear Brooklyn Co-Op Owner: Let an attorney look over the move-in rules and regulations and security against damage during the move...

How to get someone for abandoning a property?

Dear Harriman Homeowner: There is no simple fix for the problem you created on your own. You will need a lawyer to help out. You may very well...

can I reschedule a housing court date if I'm sick

Dear Manhattan Tenant: If you pay the rent you owe be absolutely certain you also receive a document named voluntary discontinuance, because if...

What can I do if someone does not want to pay me for work I have done?

You could choose a trustworthy employer who won't rip you off knowing your immigration situation. You may choose to enter into the civil court...

Apartment Lease?

No. That will not add you to the lease or make you a tenant. SInce your sister was the family member who claimed succession to the lease, your...

Dear Flushing Tenant: You could tough it out until your landlord looks to terminate the lease early on a ground of nuisance or objectionable...

Is somebody with a mental illness guilty of a felony by filling in the wrong answer on a gun application?

On the form [https://www.putnamsheriff.com/sites/default/files/pistolpermit.pdf] the explicit warning that falsification is a felony, provides...

Is there any way to receive my deposit on a contract made online?

If you have a name and address you could use Small Claims Court to sue the crook. Or, you could wait for NYPD to arrest. And then for the DA to...

What should i do with notice of petition holdover dwelling?

Dear Manhattan Tenant: Show your lease and holdover papers to an attorney. You have a unique lease agreement if a 30 day notice to cure is a...

Can a management company that recently took over managing the building I live in increase my rent by $300?

Dear Bronx Tenant: New York law allows "market rate" [the rent negotiated at arms-length] whenever a building/tenancy is not otherwise subject...