How much do housing appeals cost range? Landlord/tenant

Dear New York Tenant: An appeal requires obtaining all transcripts, settling the transcripts, arranging for a record on appeal, review of all...

Would it be unreasonable of me to refuse to pay more rent for electricity I am using for space heaters?

Dear New York Tenant: I believe you recognize you accepted a room to rent in an illegally converted apartment. The over-landlord's decision to...

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Is the Miller Vs Alabama U.S Supreme Court 2012 Retroactive

Dear Brooklyn Resident: No one knows at this moment how the Supreme Court will decide the case that seeks a retroactive application of Miller v....

Is this legal? Can the tenant attorney reopen this eviction case after she's already been removed and her belongings forfeited?

Dear Buffalo Landlord: Bragging about knowing the judge is plain stupid. Any steady landlord and tenant law practitioner will know all the...

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What are my best options? Can I be evicted even though my dogs have been here since I moved in?

Dear New York Tenant: The super's knowledge you had two dogs is the same as the landlord having knowledge from the start. The landlord had...

What are our legal obligations/options?

Dear New York Tenant: It is illegal for a landlord to discriminate against tenants with children but there are certain exceptions, and one is an...

Can a stipulation of settlement be vacated if the underlying petition was defective or if petitioner lacked standing to sue?

Dear New York Tenant: An attorney may create an argument to vacate the stipulation, but not for the reasons you suggest. The Court has...

What can I do in this situation? He has the worst attitude and I deserve to know when my door will be fixed.

Dear Alfred Tenant: Your landlord may have a right to evict you if the frozen pipes damaged the house. If you have a written lease, look at the...

Should I ask the owners, or the Judge. By waiting for them to take me to court?

Dear New York Tenant: If you wish to surrender your right to a potential life long statutory tenancy, I suggest that you hire an experienced...

Can I still be sued in housing court after I have already vacated the apartment?

Dear New York Tenant: If you appeared in the case, and later not appear in court on a scheduled or adjourned calendar day, the court will enter...