Is a process server required to MAIL a summons & complaint to the defendant if he was not personally served with the papers?

Dear Brooklyn Defendant: A defense relating to a lack of personal jurisdiction may be raised in a pre-Answer motion to dismiss (New York CPLR...

My home is in foreclosure proceedings no judgment has been made. My upstairs tenant is withholding rent. Is that legal?

Dear Brooklyn landlord: The tenant's rental obligation does not cease because the landlord is engaged in a foreclosure. The landlord retains the...

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: The landlord is not raising the rent out of the blue, the rent is being raised because you live in a market rent...

Dear Kingston Auto Lessee: Did you have the opportunity to review a sample of the lease before signing the actual lease as required by New York...

Dear New York Tenant: New York law does not prohibit persons from harboring prejudices, and does not regulate behavior unless a crime is...

Dear Hopewell Junction Landlord: Without a lease provision authorizing self-help in the event of nonpayment of rent, locking out your commercial...

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Dear Condo Purchaser: Your first step is to check out the statement of special risks made in the offering plan for the condominium. If there is...

Dear Bayshore Home Owner: The judge will decide the issue of law, whether the conduct described is "impeding the sale." The facts you would...

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Tenant appeal after each eviction notice and eviction on delay month after month

Dear Brooklyn Landlord: Your attorney should have informed you that the tenant obtained a temporary injunction ( a "stay") from the court to...

Dear Jamaica Landlord: Of course you could ask, but your requests will have an impact if the lease and the rules and regulations back up the...