If I do not agree with an offer my landlord's attorney made, can I counter the offer?

Dear tenant: It is a negotiation. Are you sure you want to negotiate alone with the landlord even though the landlord has an attorney? Do you...

Dear Military Family: New York does not provide a statute that mandates that a landlord pro rate rent. You may inquire from the JAG at the...

Lack of heat question in NYC

Dear Tenant; I am sorry to hear of your problem, but waiting four years to bring this problem to an attorney as well as the suffering you...

How do i get my property back from my ex boyfriend?

Dear ex: I take out you and the children moved out without hiring a truck and movers to take your possessions to the new location, and now the...

Dear tenant: It is a little late for you to consult about legal rights in an online forum as you seem to have allowed your ex and the father of...

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A tenant moved out after her lease end without cleaning and ruined personal property .Can I deduct it from her security deposit?

Dear tenant: This is not a science. You described extensive damage as well as failure to return the apartment to you in the professionally...

Dear Tenant: You are a month to month tenant in a building owned by your father and you do not think you should let him know that you are moving...

Service vs. Filing of answer to complaint in Suffolk Supreme---both parties are pro se

Dear Pro Se Plaintiff: An attorney would not default the pro se defendant who served an answer. The pro se defendant clearly did not know the...

In the event I won a large amount of lottery money and moved out of my parents house,can they have a justified reason to sue me?

Dear Son: At 18 fantasizing about a lottery win is a real waste of time. If you finished your dream, you would see that you had enough money to...

Is there a way to open a business in a residential area after a Grandfather Clause has been "broken".

Dear Property Owner: You made the same inquiry within the past few days. I doubt that the answers will change. You my consider a...