How can my girlfriend and I go back to some parks with ignorant parents, that when their kids are wrong, they call the cops on u

Dear Flushing Friend: Taking into account the story told in your first question one could easily figure out that perhaps the little children at...

Dear New York Property Owner: Most owners who employ legal counsel do not make a rent demand and notice to cure at the same time. Usually,...

My landlord died no family can i pay taxes and stay in home

Dear Jamaica Tenant: You should determine whether title passed to the Queens County Public Administrator. If not, you may try to gain...

I lived in a building (pay rent) for 8 years and today i was in the bathroom and the ceiling had a leak and collapsed on me

Dear Bronx Tenant: The landlord is responsible to make the repair. Preserve evidence of the ceiling collapse with photographs and video....

Is it possible for my father to keep money that was left to me in my grandfathers will?

Dear Red Hook Heir: The will could not convey a power of attorney. Any existing power of attorney ended at the time your grandfather passed...

Can a landlord legally charge us for repairs to items that were not working and were properly reported to her prior to move out?

Dear Oswego Tenant: Generally, a landlord may invade the tenant security deposit to repair damage caused by tenant use beyond ordinary wear and...

Should my neibors control my heat and air >

Dear Staten Island Tenant: Of course not. Does your lease address the landlord provided services of heat and air conditioning? How could your...

Can I sell my three family house as three condominiums .

Dear Brooklyn Home Owner: You may convert the private ownership to a condominium and as a sponsor sell each unit. This is a great plan if in...

Rental Apartment & Power of Attorney Basement-Suffolk County, NY

Dear Selden Property Owner: You could designate another person to engage an attorney for you and to commence a summary proceeding. But the...

I am in New York, out on long island. I recently had a problem with my air conditioner.

Dear Hempstead Student: No. There is no statute requiring air conditioning. Generally, the statutory Warranty of Habitability applies to...