Dear Mastic Claimant There is no opportunity for the Claimant to file any paperwork to oppose Trial de Novo if the process is properly...

Dear Manhattan Tenant: Contact the landlord's attorney to cancel the issued warrant of eviction. Your Stipulation of Settlement should have been...

Dear Manhattan Tenant: This provision of the Non-Payment of Rent (Summary Proceeding) Statute recently enacted into law is consistent with...

Dear Wappingers Falls Tenant: Most courts in New York State agree that a landlord is not entitled to bill a tenant for legal fees as an item of...

Dear Brooklyn Resident: I do not know how HRA determined it had the right to evict you. That would be possible only if the tenant leased the...

Dear Corning Tenant: I believe I previously suggested that you consult with a Family Law attorney because I felt that you would be denied an...

You are not obligated to write and file your own litigation papers. There is nothing ever routine about an Order to Show Cause in Housing Court. In...

Dear Manhattan Landlord You are not obligated to provide advance consent by lease to the use of the backyard for a charcoal grill. Your...

Dear Manhattan Tenant: New York County Lawyers Association services clients and attorneys with fee disputes....

Dear Brooklyn Tenant If you are correct in the facts and the lease identifies you as The Tenant along with your Mother, you do not possess a...