Does a plaintiff's Reply to a Defendant's Counterclaim have to be answered if it asks for plaintiff's relief to be granted?

Dear Bronx Litigant The Affirmative Defenses in the Plaintiff's Reply are in relation to your Counterclaim. Plaintiff's request for a judgment...

Who can be present during process of service?

Dear White Plains Tenant There's nothing in the statute that disqualifies the act of service if witnessed by the Petitioner. How is a...

Dear Manhattan Tenant First, the statute referenced in the excerpt from a publication of a former NYS Attorney General, no longer exists....

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: The Rent Relief Program is closed to new applications. The door closed on August 6 2020 for applications:...

Do you suggest to attend the trail in small claims court?

Dear Manhattan Prospective Purchaser: An "offer" to purchase real property often is not binding even with a hold deposit. You seemingly never...

Dear Flushing Property Owner: Your tenant did break the lease. Or not, if you had not returned a fully signed copy of the lease to the tenant....

Dear Coram Parent: If there were a legal way to compel the mother repair or replace the laptop, by the time you hire an attorney to start a...

Dear Bronx Tenant: NYC does not have a law that forbids tenant smoking within the tenant's apartment. NYC has a law that forbids smoking in a...

How can I get the precinct to assist me with problems at my home?

Please cite the local law or section of the NYS VT&L prohibiting a driver from loading and unloading, passengers, from a vehicle stopped/parked...

Do I get a court date under current nys rent laws?

Dear Copenhagen Tenant There's no court proceeding if you are not served with a Notice of Petition and Petition. A letter is not the initiation...