How to calculate compensatory & punitive damages for violation of 240.26 (Harassment)?

Dear New York Crime Victim: New York State does not provide for a Civil Cause of Action for Harassment based on the commission of a criminal...

Divorce case

Dear Son of Divorce Defendant Father: If your father signed the affidavit of defendant in the presence of a notary and completed all the...

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Doesn't a motion to renew have to be filed 30 days after the initial decision has been made? What about the False Claims Act?

Dear Norwich Defendant: I do not grasp your insistence in refusing a face to face consultation with an attorney. A court never loses the power...

My girl friend left our apt, came back asking for a notorized letter saying she was paying rent now shes trying to get and apt

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: You know your departed roommate better than a stranger. An attorney would suspect that this letter may serve to "prove"...

Dear New York Shareholder: If you own the shares and have no mortgage but cannot pay maintenance, avoid the worst case event, and market and...

I live in a rent stabilized apt in Brooklyn. My Landlord is asking for a $100. Monthly pet fee. Is that legal?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: The proposed rider to the renewal lease offer seems illegal as the rider alters the terms and conditions of the original...

Dear New York Tenant: A co-signer on a lease is a tenant with rights equal to the other signing tenant, including the right to reside in the...

What can I do about the excessive noise from a bar built under my apartment? Can I request for rent to be lowered or stop paying

Dear New York Tenant: I recall you added a comment to an answer the first time you put up this question that the Building Department amended the...

Dear NYC Tenant: The lease likely describes the obligation to move out at the end of the lease and turnover to the landlord an apartment without...

Landlord got violation notice on no heat, but he is tricking the timing.

Dear LIC Tenant: Regulating delivery of heat by a timer is illegal in NYC. Report the inadequate heat and timer. The inspector will need access...