Dear Manhattan Co-op Owner: Withholding maintenance generally proves useless if the lessee has a mortgage. That is so since the coop is obliged...

Dear Syracuse Home Purchaser It doesn't matter much that your lawyer shouldn't have giving the money to the Seller he did so, and you have no...

Better wait for a couple of weeks for the new NYS Power of Attorney statute and new form replace the current outdated and difficult statute and...

Try signing the lease now and delivering it to the landlord. If turned down, you'll be able to prove as a defense to the eviction lawsuit the...

Dear Rent Stabilized Tenant: There are no set schedules for abatements based on the number of bedrooms/number of occupants/kitchen...

Blockading the secondary method of egress with furniture likely violated the Fire Code. So call your firehouse for an inspection.

Dear Ms. Clark AVVO cautions users never use a true name when posting a question. There is no known procedure in a Rent Stabilized Tenancy...

Perhaps your laid-back matrimonial attorney knows more about the practice of divorce law than you do. Perhaps your laid-back attorney knows that...

The Planner did not pick a date that was booked. The venue booked two events at the same time. But even that seems hard to imagine. Booking an...

Dear Door to Door Salesperson: Your employer must have a guide for what is legal and what is not. Why not use that as your basis to form a...