As a roommate not on a lease, does my daughter have to give 30 days notice before she moves out of the apartment?

Dear Mother of New York Roommate: Without a written agreement and no security deposit your daughter may move whenever she is ready. The tenant...

Am i obligated to pay rent if my lease is over and my roommate without the lease is still staying there?

Dear Flushing tenant: I suggest you check out the part of the lease that deals with turn over of the apartment to the landlord at the end of the...

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Dear Bronx tenant: A "rent demand" if that is the paper you have in hand, is not issued from the court. A rent demand does not need...

Can an alley between a 4 family building and a private home be used by the private house as a secluded area for their dogs?

Dear Bronx Landlord: Your private home neighbor likely is in violation of the deed restrictions relating to the alley (do you own the land or...

When does a poa exercise their rights and can they serve me a 10 day notice to quit. I have been living with my aunt since feb

Dear Freeport: A ten day notice to quit is one preliminary notice allowed by law to support a holdover summary proceeding if the person served...

Can we bring action against the Client for a breach of contract after they hired our employee while still in our employment

Dear Brooklyn Security Firm: OK. Seems there is a breach of contract. Your company must use an attorney for a lawsuit. What did the corporate...

Dear Somerville Tenant: Is the mailbox at the road or attached to the house? If at the road, offer your elderly landlord that you will install...

Do I have to send a copy of an order to show cause on a third party to defendants counsel?

Dear Rome Plaintiff: The Order to Show Cause is an order from a judge based on a supporting affidavit and exhibits. The court clerk and the...

What papers are needed to file either a motion or order in criminal court, & which is better? Whats needed for subpoena duces te

Dear Friend of a Young Woman Shopping with her Aunt: Your friend needs an attorney and does not need you detailing what seems to an outsider as...

Key broken off in back gate - who pays? Tenant or landlord?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: I agree with Mr. Kagen. Assuming you read the lease correctly and that it is the owner's burden and expense to repair the...