Dear Brooklyn Plaintiff: There are many ways to research law firms in NYC and there are many superior law firms in NYC. A case worth millions...

Dear Albany County Land Owner: To start, the Albany County Code allows use of no trespass signs on your property. See the Code...

Can judge assign/order an attorney or law firm to assist in civil case as they do in criminal cases?

Dear Brooklyn Plaintiff: Assigned counsel is for indigent litigants in certain instances allowed by statute. Perhaps you should consider...

I received my renewal lease for my 1 bedroom apartment and would like to add my adult daughter to it.

Dear Mount Vernon Tenant: Do you live in a privately owned home? In Rent Regulated Housing? In Government owned or supervised...

Can the tenant have a "do over" if they had no counsel?

Dear New York Property Owner: I gather you started a holdover summary proceeding and you do not have an attorney. Most Housing Court Judges run...

I loaned a large amount of money to a friend. I have a promissory note which is now past due. How can I collect this debt?

Dear New York Creditor: You surely have the resources to hire a lawyer to sue the debtor in Supreme Court for the money owed to you. Hopefully...

My dad owns the house and he has his dog stay with us but he says i cant have a cat is that legal

Dear Niagara Falls tenant: If you do not have a lease the home owner may set any rule or change rules, and if the tenant does not like the rule...

When choosing between two attorneys: one is a NY county bar association president and the other is not, what are the advantages?

Dear New York Litigant: I have known "bar association" presidents in large firms to have taken leave from complex litigation during their term....

How many months a landlord must give his tentant to leave?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: New York State law requires only a properly served written thirty day notice. Whether the landlord knows how to make a...

How many a landlord should give his tentant to evacuate in new york

Dear New York Landlord: If your tenant is month to month you must provide the statutory New York thirty day notice. The notice is written. The...