Dear Brooklyn Litigant Look up CPLR 5015 for the statue permitting a motion on notice after judgment to vacate the judgment on the basis of...

How can I be sure that I will get my money back?

Dear Tappan Investor You cannot sue anyone for stealing your money by the fraudulent scheme a friend convinced you to trust since minor aged...

How to get out of a lease?

Dear Friend of a Syracuse Tenant: Of course it is better for the girl you are talking to to find an attorney on her own. Absent some special...

What can I do about my upstairs neighbor harassing me.since I moved in downstairs 3 months ago?

Dear Gloversville Tenant: New York State legislation does not deal with the subject of neighbor harassment. Instead, other than the intervention...

Is there a way to have building management show me the videos or have them save it for the courts maybe?

Dear Bronx Tenant: Housing Court will entertain a motion for leave to conduct discovery as long as tailored to the subject of the lawsuit and...

At the end of my rope so now what can I do?

Dear At Wits End in Oneonta: There is likely little to do other than move. NY State Housing Law has no remedy for dealing with a tenant in a...

Dear Manhattan Tenant: The question as stated has no answer. What eviction proceeding are you now defending without a lawyer when your exposure...

Who has the right to driveway upstairs or down has kids or not

Dear Buffalo Tenant: There is no "law" sorting out the respective rights of two tenants with a shared driveway--other than the "law" of the...

What will happen to me in court, how much trouble am I in?

I am not sure the essence of this question came through. Is the fact you were at a McDonald's crucial to the ticket, or are you inquiring if the...

You have a rock and a hard place dilemma. If you inform the federal officials about a child porn site, you likely expose yourself to scrutiny as a...