In New York, owning the shares as in a bequest made by Will allows the beneficiary to sell the apartment—not to live in it. Transferring shares...

The attorney 'appeared' in the litigation as your counsel. Revoking the POA used by your sister to hire the attorney to represent you in an...

This is more of a police or Family Court matter since you require a court order from a judge to keep your brother and his girlfriend away from your...

There is no right to counsel law in New York. There is a limited right to counsel in the NYC Housing Court created as a Local Law in New York City...

What court are you in? The Court Clerk ordinarily would not add a motion to the calendar with an incorrect date on the Notice of Motion. In any...

Since you had a life tenancy, you were responsible for paying the county, town, school, and fire district taxes....

There is no barrier to making a complaint even a year after the event. You could have done so as well. It is up to the police to determine whether...

Dear East Elmhurst Tenant Yes that is a real problem. I've argued that if the court is not able to assign counsel as required by Local Law ...

Quiet enjoyment only means the landlord is not allowed to interfere with the tenancy other than as allowed by law. Such as, the landlord cannot...

Dear Manhattan Tenant: No. If you have a lease violation, it has nothing to do with the tenant security deposit. You and your landlord have...