Can landlord sue me for not moving in and calling off the deposit after I signed the lease?

Dear New York Tenant: Technically (that means you make the argument in court or have your lawyer now lay down the law to your landlord) the...

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Dear New York Home Owner: You will need to see a lawyer. Start with your deed, the Closing Statement, your Title Insurance and the Certificate...

How to evict a tenant in Brooklyn NYC?

Dear New York Tenant: I gather the apartment your mother owns is a condominium or a cooperative apartment. If so, she likely required prior...

Neighbor instructed tree pruners to over prune the city tree in front of my house? Is this punishable by law?

Dear Astoria Home Owner: If the tree pruners were not contracted by NYC, then there is a likelihood the acts were illegal. It is hard to imagine...

Dear Massapequa Tenant: I am sorry to say the New York State law does not create any special tenancy rights for disabled, infirm and senior...

What are my options regarding a possible computer repair scam?

Dear Brooklyn Gamer: You should have had your pc back in a day or two if the problem was the video card. Do you know the make and model of the...

If you start a holdover case and the judge grants the tenants a stay can you request a rent increase to market rate?

Dear Flushing Home Owner: A. Petitioner may seek a money judgment for reasonable value for Use and Occupancy. Petitioner must state that relief...

Dear New York State Entrepreneur: Does this describe your business plan: "....A group of investors who collaborate with one another and pool...

Which courts in the five counties of New York City handled no fault divorce in the 1970s?

Dear New York Legal Researcher: New York State is the last state in all USA to address no fault divorce and did so in 2010. See:...

Shared meter?

Dear McDonough Resident: Are you the owner or a tenant of the big farmhouse? If a tenant, the lease should discuss your responsibility if any...