What is the most effective way to ask for your files from a lawyer that has been fired and may not want to give them back to you

Dear New York Litigant: In New York State the file belongs to the attorney as long as the client owes fees to the attorney. The right to...

Dear Floral Park Tenant: I believe you asked this question on the court date and you reported that the landlord's attorney was also surprised at...

Can I take a landlord to court for breech on contract?

Dear Bronx Prospective Tenant: Your stated facts of the anguish and investment in your time to rent an apartment does not seem to provide...

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Dear Mt. Kisco Claimant: This is a link to the Small Claims Court in Mt. Kisco. Your plan to sue parties that are not located within the...

Did my friend lose their apartment for good?

Dear New York Friend: A "family member" cannot take over the tenancy rights except in certain specific circumstances found in the rent...

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Apartment went from being rent stabilized (last tenant paid $849.19/month) to being destabilized for $2550/month for my lease.

Dear New York Tenant: The renovation in the apartment may have added 1/60th of the actual expense to the monthly rent. Increases may be allowed...

Grounds for being taken off lease?

Dear New York Tenant: The simple answer is yes. A tenant in a domestic violence household may be let out of the lease. The landlord may have...

Is this a self help (illegal eviction) we never went to court.

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: I understand that you are frustrated. You want to move and you want the money for giving up your apartment and do not want...

What action can be taken so that I can have some peace?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: One of the most unfortunate events in the experience of an apartment dweller in a multiple dwelling in NYC is the...

If use of something in a lease is given by a checked box, and it's unchecked, can the tenant still use it?

Dear Bayside Landlord: I gather that the;lease is a form lease you selected for expressing the terms of the landlord and tenant agreement. Here...