Can I get some help please, with my questions... Thanks:-)

Dear Windsor Litigant: You described accurately a form of decision/order from a New York Appellate court where no one member of the court is...

Can my tenant the one who signed the lease terminate the lease without telling me?

Dear New York Roommate: If your tenancy runs month to month for your "room" within the apartment, the tenant owes you at least a thirty day...

Can a will be dissolved if the an elderly person was tricked to sign by 1 of siblings?

Dear East Meadow Siblings: See a probate lawyer since any answer here will not solve your riddle. I doubt that the surviving sisters and their...

I received a Notice of Petition - Non Payment Dwelling, however I did not receive the paperwork prior and can the amount in full

Dear New York Tenant: New York State law does not require a landlord send a "late notice", but the law does require that the landlord make a...

Can I get a legal letter sent to my landlady for not fixing electrical appliances and fixing apt as originally promised?

Dear New York Tenant: Yes. You could hire a lawyer to communicate with your landlord. You may flesh out the verbal addendum to the lease you...

Dear Endicott Tenant: There is no New York statute requiring a landlord provide an itemized list of claimed damage before grabbing a tenant...

Can a corporation ask you to provide government ID?

This seems similar to a hoax a couple of years ago. We don't have government ID although we do have verifiable ID such as driver licenses. Some...

Landlord Deducting From Security Deposit

Dear Syracuse Tenant: The security deposit covers "damage" above ordinary wear and tear, and often left-over money owed the landlord arising...

Dear Buffalo Tenant: New York State does not provide a tenant right by a statute to hold rent in escrow. New York State does not provide by...

Residential Lease Provision

Dear Flushing Tenant: The NYC Housing Maintenance Code allows a landlord to shift many ordinary repairs (such as appliances) over to the tenant...