My landlord shorted my security, if I cash what she did give me can I still use for the balance?

Dear Glens Falls Tenant: I gather the Landlord did not account for the missing money. You may choose to use the online complaint form at the New...

Annulment

Dear New York Spouse: Your New York marriage may be easier to end by a New York divorce than by a New York annulment. Consult with a New York...

3 months after being given keys owner wants me to re-sign a 2nd lease

Dear New York Tenant: Do not sign a second version of the original lease without allowing an attorney to sit with you and review both documents....

Can Legal Residential Basement Apartment be Converted to Doctor's Office "As of Right"? Or will it need new C of O?

Dear Rego Park Owner: The change in legal use will likely require an amended Certificate of Occupancy. Your plan filing architect should know if...

Dear Commercial Tenant: I would be surprised if the Notice to Cure claimed the default in tenancy was failure to pay rent. If so, that sure was...

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Can she kick us out without proper notice and still take our rent money?

Dear New York Tenant: I am "guessing" the home owner left her journal out for you to see so she would not need to go legal and formal and start...

Can I start a suit / claim / index # without counsel, then hire counsel?

Dear New York Plaintiff: Yes. That is exactly the way persons without attorneys start lawsuits. I am "guessing" you mean to commence a case...

Is there a reason why a Judge won’t allow e-mails and text’s, other than the defendant’s, as proof in Small Claims Court?

Dear Elmhurst Small Claims Claimant: The emails with the defendant's sister do not establish defendant's debt. That would suggest that the...

I rented an apartment in NYC and recently found out that its unsuitable for living & has no Cert of Occ, can I with pay rent?

Dear New York Tenant: The idea is to beat a non-payment case since the landlord should not succeed in a rent claim for an illegal...

Undefined/free-legal-advice/Building is rent stablized, I know that gives me some protection, but can the landlord get me out an

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: I will try again. You are entitled to the same Rent Stabilization Right with the new owner as with the old owner. The...