Is an eviction case in the Supreme Court a “special proceeding”?

Dear New York Property Owner: Usually, the high price for the Index Number and the more complex method for service is sufficient deterrence from...

Just received a thirty day notice to surrender premises but they misspelled my name and it doesn't have a letter head. What can

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: The new owner received a "rent roll" from the former landlord and your name likely wasn't spelled correctly on that...

Wrong forum?

Dear Litigant: New York State Supreme Court is a Court with jurisdiction in all matters (a court of original jurisdiction.) A Notice to Quit...

Can he do that?

Dear Bronx Tenant: Rent Stabilized tenants have certain rights guaranteed by law and stated with a high degree of specificity in the Offering...

Does 9 CRR-NY 2204.4 (Proceedings for eviction with certificate) apply to rent-stabilized apartments?

Dear New York Tenant: No. A Certificate of Eviction is for Rent Controlled tenants. Rent Stabilization is another procedure....

Dear Queens Tenant: If the landlord ends a month to month tenancy for a legal apartment and tenant in an unregistered or illegal multiple...

Am I a subtenant or licensee?

Dear "Mary": Good evening. I answered your question several days ago and we went back and forth discussing the situation and analyzing case law....

Dear Astoria Tenant: The fact that you do not have a lease does not mean that the person who rented the illegal space to you isn't a landlord...

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Of course you should not pay for the electricity consumed by the landlord's relative in the illegal attic apartment. You...

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Dear Brooklyn Tenant: When a tenant answers a nonpayment petition in Brooklyn Housing Court, the tenant may also commence an HP Proceeding...