Does a man have a legal right to walk outside his home, but on his property naked, when there are two close neighbors bordering?

Dear Rhinebeck Neighbor: No. Police will make an arrest or issue a ticket. It is a crime. Same as standing at an open window inside the house...

How to deal with a landlord violating my privacy?

Dear Binghamton Tenant: There is no simple solution to dealing with a compulsive bullying person with whom you share one living area. The...

How many months can a landlord go back?

Dear Syracuse Tenant: Theoretically, a landlord "can go back" even beyond the running of a six year statute of limitations since limiting the...

Dear Manhattan Litigant: New York State service statutes rarely mandate presentment of proof of receipt of an item placed into the US mail....

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How do I respond Pro-Se to a cross-motion to dismiss my article 78 petition, filed in lei of an answer, I have no motion filed?

Dear Manhattan Litigant: The Article 78 notice of petition and petition, is a pleading, and as such, an opposing party has the right to make a...

I need to take my landlord to court?

Dear Yonkers tenant Use the search for attorney tool. Attorneys cannot solicit your business as. A client by answering your. Question with call...

Does the Emergency Tenant Protection Act of 1974 apply to a rent-stabilized, as opposed to rent-controlled apartment?

Dear Manhattan Property Owner: In NYC a Rent Stabilized apartment whether RS from 1969 or RS by the 1974 law requires a golub notice and thirty...

Can I serve a tenant a Notice of Termination without first serving a Notice to Cure?

Dear White Plains Property Owner: Well no one answering this question on AVVO is in a position to talk you out from your honest desire to skip a...

Internet service and renting?

Dear Beacon Tenant: Your landlord is not required by NY law to provide Internet service to you. You should not share an Internet service...

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Your landlord seems to have over-reacted to a complaint from the neighbors about noise from infants. A letter is one step...