Is an inability to take time off from work a "Reasonable Excuse" to default on attending a court hearing?

Dear Rego Park Litigant: I would expect a judge may feel the defaulting party did not consider the court proceeding sufficiently important, as...

How to have a default judgment that violates New York's Multiple Dwelling Law voided?

Dear Rego Park Tenant: I recommend that you take all the court papers to an attorney to assist you since it seems you are on the cusp of an...

Can a lock change be retained from my security deposit? If not, which law govern this?

Dear New York Tenant: I believe you made a similar inquiry and two attorneys offered suggestions. If the lock is the landlord's lock and the...

Meritorious Defense question as it applies to a Default Judgment

Dear Rego Park Tenant: If the landlord gained a judgment on a holdover petition in your absence, the process had to involve an inquest and the...

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: A tenant with a written document that claims to act to serve as a tenancy termination notice should consult an attorney...

What are my rights if landlord is not helping with my frequent loss of electricity ?

Dear Ridgewood Tenant: A tenant should take legal advice only from an attorney in a confidential setting where an attorney and client relation...

Can I get my security deposit back? I rent in a private house, and I never had a lease.

Dear Bronx Tenant: Technically, in NYC a tenant is not required to provide any advance notice to a landlord to end a month to month tenancy (as...

Is there a legal document I could use to resign my claim to a security deposit and pass the amount over to the new tenant?

Dear New York Tenant: It is important to know how the landlord created the security deposit account at the inception of the tenancy. If the you...

Served a 30 day notice terminating monthly tenancy on 6/25/14 asking me to vacate on 7/5/14-10 days. Is the vacate date correct?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: I am sorry, but the information does not make sense unless your tenancy is a month to month that runs from the 25th day of...

Friend received a cease and desist letter supposedly by a lawyer representing a woman claiming harassment and lying against her.

Dear Floral Park Friend: Your friend should avail herself of a confidential consultation with an attorney. Your friend may feel assured in an...