Dear New York Condo Owner: Review the deed for your unit and the Condominium Declaration. If the leak originates within a unit usually the unit...

Am I in peaceable possession of property when I rent the party room in my condominium.

Dear New York Condo Owner: You should address these questions to the condominium manager. Your contract likely describes your rental as a...

Dear New York Tenant: While the landlord cannot hold a termination notice over your head forever, as long as the landlord does not accept any...

Should i keep taking the rent after giving notice of termination and what can i do if i go to court and get the judgment?

Dear Brooklyn Landlord: You cannot go to court just because you "gave notice of termination." In NYC, if there is no lease, there is only one...

Can I break a lease if my neighbors smoke

Dear Buffalo Tenant: New York State does not offer a right to a tenant to "break" a lease due to infiltration of smoke from a neighbor's...

I just bought a cell ph and as i was driving i heard something talkng i picked it up and it was saying what would you liketo do.

Dear Brentwood Phone Owner: Your phone activated the hands free voice command feature because you were driving. Safest approach is turn off the...

Can an Executrix be taken to small claims court for expenses not allowed by surrogate court by her wrong doing?

Dear Massena Benficiary: The Surrogate has power to claw back from the Executrix out of pocket expenses you incurred due to the breach of the...

Landlord claims apartment broker did not pay all monies given to them by me for my rent. Can Judge issue arrest warrant on me?

Dear New York Tenant: If the judge said "arrest' warrant and not "eviction" warrant, go back to the court room. Obtain the tape number and...

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Will a notorized letter signed by the tenant be enough to avoid being accused of an illegal lockout?

Dear Flushing Landlord: Why would you want to invent a "notarized" letter when you and the tenant may easily accomplish your objective with a...

Dear Jericho Plaintiff: You are not likely to get away without joining both defendants in the initial lawsuit. If you leave out one defendant...