Should I pursue taking legal action? If yes, how do I start?

Dear Toronto Student: If the legal claim is from a wrongful act that occurred in Canada, US law does not apply. That is the reason AVVO did not...

How do we defend against being evicted considering we had no knowledge of any lease or inclusive stipulations.

Dear Flushing Tenant: First, the tenant must defend a holdover proceeding based on a claim of breach of lease. Not you. The tenant was just...

Is it illegal to give someone a key to a shared residence without approval from all residents?

Dear New York Tenant: If you meant "illegal" as is there an actual law/statute on the books, then it is not "illegal." No NY law creates a crime...

Dear NYC Concerned Shareholder: Congress changed the rules in. 2007. The goal was to allow for an increase in commercial tenant income and for...

Did not pay fare

Dear Astoria TVB Ticket: If you are the person whose questions I answered last week with over 20 comments you know your father paid $200 to an...

Research help. Is there an online list of valid and up to date NYS lawsuit claims

Dear Salamanca Plaintiff: Lawyers sue government entities for clients with recognized causes of action all the time. Most lawsuits against...

Who is liable under a residential lease?

Dear New York Tenant: The landlord only cares that the rent gets paid every month and not how you and your co-tenant work out your share or...

Where do i go in nyc to protest an income execution

Dear Brooklyn Resident: If the income execution comes from a judgment in a civil proceeding the key to stopping the garnishment is a judge's...

Can I get a restraining order? Who would I go to go in order to do it?

Dear New York Tenant: I doubt you could obtain a restraining order. How about a lawyer letter to the tenant and keeping the chain on the door...

Is the landlord liable to pay for belongings in a rented store in his building?

Dear Friend of a Landlord: Your friend should look at the lease. Most leases in NY for business and residential tenants protect the landlord from...