Can the owner of my apartment do repairs in the bathtub and tell me that I can not take a shower for 1 or 3 days?

Sometimes a repair requires a period of time to cure and allow for a waterproof seal, and if that is the reason or among the reasons the landlord...

Can i take over an apartment but I'm not on the lease?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: When the lease is up, and if the apartment is Rent Stabilized, the incarcerated tenant may still remain entitled to the...

Dear Flushing Property Owner: Your lawyer should have told you that the entitlement to attorney fees in a holdover proceeding live and die with...

What advice would you give the recent homeless?

Why not start here: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/dhs/prevention/homebase.page It really does not make much sense to move to a city with a severe...

Dear New York Tenant: Your landlord would need to evict you in order to also evict your roommate. Otherwise, the horrible task of litigating an...

How long do I hold on to an ex boyfriends personal belonging when he does not respond ?

Dear Albany Home Owner: The most information you could expect from a lawyer who is not your hired lawyer, is hold onto the left behind personal...

Is a Will compulsory in NEWYORK state?

Dear Buffalo Resident: Your father is within his rights to do nothing at all to plan for his Estate and defer the distribution of the Estate...

Will i be responsible on charges for previous owner, which was placed on my property after i bought it?

Dear Brooklyn Property Owner: Why not ask your attorney, since you purchased property with a potential or stated NYC HPD lien, and the attorney...

Need help with a problem ?

The pregnant older person is a sexual predator. The 16 year old will be a father--his parents grandparents. The mother of this child may face...

Can i?

Dear Hicksville Motorist: You live on Long Island, where deer are everywhere. Deer do not need to have a deer crossing sign to head onto the...