Dear Brooklyn Small Claims Claimant: Yes. The same procedure as used in Civil Court is followed in the Small Claims Court part....

Dear Webster Tenant New York State Housing Law allows for all sort of legal landlord extortion as long as the rental property is not located in...

Dear Manhattan Condo Owner; There is no right to the last month rent based only upon the limited information you provided. Now you must comply...

Dear NYCHA Tenant Your mother may have had a hand in your current situation since she was responsible for placing your name and adding your...

Your attorney knows that self help eviction even when the lease allows for taking possession is illegal. Yes. It could take months to get the...

I gather the vehicle Title does not include the lien holder's identity. Your purchaser may demand a clean Title or will come back to you for...

Dear Queens Judgment Creditor: The obvious benefit to working out a payment arrangement is avoiding the messy enforcement process of a money...

Dear Manhattan Tenant: Disposed usually means complete, finished, not an active case. Ask your lawyer what this means for you. No one out here...

Buy the property. Perhaps the decedent estate would agree to a contract of sale where you pay no more than the current unpaid property taxes and...

Dear Albany Tenant This is not so. A landlord is entitled to a security deposit and first month rent or last month rent but not all three...