Regarding a written agreement to pay back money borrowed in 2003.

Dear New York Lender: The borrower "laughs" because 12 years passed without a lawsuit on the promissory note and the New York statute of...

What defines a residence as primary?

Dear New York City Tenant: If your city residence is rent stabilized you run the risk of an audit on your income affidavit from the rental...

Are co-ops required to make Board minutes available to Shareholders?

Dear New York Shareholder: Not necessarily so. The new`board and manager know board minutes usually are confidential. In a lawsuit a board may...

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My friends and I were walking IN the street, where the cars normally drive. Could we get arrested for this ?

Dear New York Pedestrian: There is a law. Pedestrians cannot legally walk in a roadway when there is a sidewalk....

Can I recover money if a "landlord" has been illegally renting rooms in an apartment and overcharging rent?

Dear New York Tenant: Look up your building address at nyc gov hpd and nyc gov dob. Your landlord (managing company) may be running an...

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: The relation of you to someone you let live in your apartment is usually a tenant and roommate relation. In the usual...

If the landlord raises my rent, do I have to give the difference in the deposit from when I first moved in?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: A "lease" is written rental agreement. A tenancy based on a lease lasts as long as the lease. During the term of the lease...

If the building I live in is under New York City HPD Alternative enforcenent program- must I pay rent to landlord?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: If HPD is making the repairs it seems the owner failed to take care of correcting the violations when the city selected...

My apartment recently was involved in a fire caused by faulty wiring in the building.

Dear New York Tenant: Look at the lease. Generally, a landlord cannot exempt itself from liability to a tenant for damage to personal property...

What does co zt mean

Dear New York Litigant: This question was answered at AVVO in...