Dear Flushing Tenant: In New York City (and, for that matter, all of New York State), no landlord is allowed to start a lawsuit in Housing Court...

The New York City Small Claims Court is a statutory court set up at Article 18 of the Civil Court Act...

The straightforward text of the statute suggests that cameras in the bedroom and bathroom are unlawful surveillance, and engaging in that activity...

This is correct because the Power of Attorney ended with your mother's passing. You must apply for administrative letters in the Surrogate Court...

No, dear Coram tenant. Have you ever heard that a landlord could torture you, invade your privacy, and turn off utilities at her whim? Get to a...

Dear Manhattan Property Owner: Likely, as with most Notes, many more terms and conditions are stated with the same ferocity and frightening...

https://faq.ssa.gov/en-us/Topic/article/KA-02083#:~:text=A%20surviving%20spouse%2C%20surviving%20divorced,if%20they%20meet%20certain%20requirements...

Dear Manhattan Law Student: You know the AVVO community guidelines and other ethical considerations will not allow a responding attorney to...

I gather you were of minor age fifty-two years ago. If the Court appointed a GAL, that person was there to ensure your legal rights were...

You are correct. Most first-time applications to vacate a default judgment sought by order to show cause are signed by a Judge, and a hearing date...