Can my landlord sue me for not paying rent? I believe I live in an illegal apartment?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Your question ended with an impossible chance to obtain legal information by an Internet forum. Tenant lawyers routinely...

Tenant in Nassau- was given just apartment and barn on the property- has intruded into the pens and also doing commercial activi

Dear Nassau Property Owner: If you used any form of a standard lease for a residence, the lease contains terms dealing with the obligations of...

Why am i being charged with a DWI even though i was not operating the vehicle?

Dear New Hyde Park Driver: Try right now to delete this post. AVVO is a public Internet forum and there is no privacy here and no confidential...

Moved out of apt while roommate stayed. Have text from LL stating I am off lease. LL sold lease and now new co demanding rent.

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: Is the apartment in a condominium or a cooperative? Usually, in order to modify a lease (release a tenant from the lease)...

Dear Brooklyn Landlord: You had a right to bring your tenant to Housing Court for not paying rent as soon as the tenant owed one month rent....

Dear New York Tenant: You do not have a subtenant if you also have Roommates living in the apartment. Did the landlord approve the...

Do I need a bankruptcy / debt attorney ?

Dear Bronx Parent: The letter from the bank should include a copy of the levy from either the Sheriff or a New York City Marshal. The bank...

My payment was due on the 5th, it was certified mail and post marked on the 3rd. The mailman didn't deliver it until the 6th.

Dear Bronx Tenant: I gather the case was settled with a Stipulation and a schedule to pay current rent along with a portion of the rent agreed...

Dear Brooklyn Property Owner: If the underlying conditions are corrected you may consider engaging an architect, engineer, contractor, attorney...

Can you sue an individual in small claims court after you are bullied into settling with their insurance company for a subpar $

Dear New York Homeowner: If a claim is settled and there is an executed general release, there is an acknowledgment that the release was given...