Can my landlord charge me or threaten to evict me due to plumbing issues?

Dear Montgomery Tenant: Your landlord needs to use a court proceeding to evict you. There is no right to do an eviction without a court. If you...

Dear Bronx Tort Victim: "Prosser" is the author of a series of law study books most commonly encountered in the first year of law school. It is...

Residency in two states at the same time.

Dear Brooklyn Resident: What is really going on? Do you vote from both residences? Register your vehicles in two states at the same time? Have...

My roommate destroyed a contract i drafted, that we had both signed. What can i do about this?

Dear Buffalo Employer: So your underpaid employee quit when he discovered the consideration offered for the services was well lower than legal...

Can I break my lease before it ends?

Dear New York Tenant: New York law does not provide a right to "break a lease" except for specific statutory rights to victims of domestic...

How do I force follow through with a Landlord/Broker?

Dear New York Tenant: Are other apartments occupied in the building without a certificate of occupancy? If so, if the lease is in your hands and...

Dear Melville Shareholder: You did not need to wait to be ill to exercise your legal rights as a shareholder in the cooperative against the...

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If a person was the victim of two felonies is the statute of limitations longer

Dear New York Crime Victim: Have you considered consulting an attorney to seek money damages by a claim of personal injury? The burden of proof...

I’ve registered on a web job recruiting agency that is based in Canada. The offer on registration was that if a client doesn’t

Dear New York Job Seeker: A likely place to start is the RCMP. You could also check if other persons reported this Internet scam.

My former landlord is suing me for breach of lease, though my lease expired early in 2014, and I gave 30 days notice.

Dear LIC Tenant: This is a lawsuit for money so there is no Landlord and Tenant case. A counterclaim for the security seems to make sense since...