I understand you have 120 days from filing a summons to serve the papers. Does this include holidays/weekends?
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Answered on February 20, 2025
Serve the summons and complaint. The defendant must object to the late service of the summons.
Otherwise you just give up and will need to file...
Can I Fire My Legal Aid Lawyer ?
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Answered on February 19, 2025
Dear White Plains Tenant:
It could be a huge mistake to fire your lawyer since you have no specific information on how you are not being...
Can my boyfriend throw my stuff out?
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Answered on February 18, 2025
You seem to be the victim of two crimes involving domestic violence and unlawful eviction.
You could involve police. I suggest that you reach...
I am currently living in an illegal
Apartment and have no lease. Landlord keeps trying to raise rent and harasses me.
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Answered on February 18, 2025
There is no rent for an illegal apartment. An illegal apartment is not intended for habitation.
The tenant of an illegal dwelling has a right...
Can I put a lien on my ex-tenant's who bought a house while living in my property and not paying any rent.
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Answered on February 18, 2025
There is a procedure that allows a judgment creditor to connect a money judgment to the judgment debtor's real property....
Can I Evict a Sibling from our Deceased Parents’ Home?
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Answered on February 16, 2025
If you are referring to a typical eviction proceeding you cannot evict a co-owner.
By the way, if there were a way to do so then the reverse...
Can I evict someone for non payment and rude disrespectful to landlord?
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Answered on February 15, 2025
Dear Brooklyn Resident
Not without following the strict technical requirements imposed by multiple statutes.
In Brooklyn this requires a...
I have a renter that refuses to pay her rent because her son told her
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Answered on February 15, 2025
Dear Rome Home Owner
Hire a lawyer because the only legal approach is an eviction proceeding in the local landlord and tenant court.
Your...
Can I buy a rifle
In New York State if was convicted of 130.20 and released from the sex offender registry?
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Answered on February 11, 2025
Dear Saugerties Hunter:
Why did you believe a misdemeanor conviction prohibited ownership of a long...
Does a landlord's attorney need to be served as well as landlord in tort case?
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Answered on February 09, 2025
Dear Manhattan Plaintiff
All actions are commenced by electronic filing via NYSCEF.
There is no requirement ever to serve the initial...
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