How do we file a judgement for $7,500 from a Tenant, who owes us(Landlord) this amount for back rents?

Dear Valley Stream Landlord: You should have won your money judgment in the holdover proceeding if you sought a judgment for unpaid rent and...

Dear New York Tenant: No. You cannot be evicted "blindly" and a marshal will not knock on your door unless you mess up further. In New York...

On jan 2013, I did not renew my lease and was asked to notarize a letter stating that another person would.

Dear New York Tenant: You must dispute the debt claim. Seek out an attorney specializing in consumer credit transactions. The landlord may not...

Maximum penalty for improper service of motion in New York

Dear New York Litigant: A notice of motion is not served on a party's apartment door. Are you certain that the paper is a notice of...

Dear New York Tenant: Where is the negligent misrepresentation? This seems an intentional bait and switch. This may be an infraction of the New...

Dear New York tenant: If the lease contains a jury waiver clause then likely there will not be a jury trial. New York law does not place a...

Dear Plattsburgh tenant: New York state's statutes and case law on civil practice do not provide for a separate lawsuit only for punitive damages.

Notice for default

Dear Brooklyn tenant: The claim of an invalid predicate notice is an issue the court will rule on if a proper motion is made challenging the...

Can I be evicted if I didn't know?

Dear Poughkeepsie Tenant: From the point of view of the lease and landlord and tenant law, you do not have a "roommate" you have a co-tenant....

What can I do when the rent is handed back to me?

Dear Poughkeepsie Tenant: Handing back to a tenant a tender of payment of rent in cash, is a sure sign that the landlord want to end the...