How can a tenant who is on the lease receive a one shot deal? DSS asking for a deed or water bill. It's not a house. I

Dear Manhattan Tenant: You may be receiving the Run-around from DSS because no tenant is facing eviction in NYC due to inability to pay rent due...

Hello, do I need to sign a power if attorney?

Dear Buffalo Trucker: If you are dealing with a Consumer Proposal, https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/bsf-osb.nsf/eng/br02051.html you require legal...

Dear Neighbor of a Rochester Home Owner: Yes. That sounds like elder abuse. You are a legitimate "reporter" and so based on your information you...

Dear Flushing Co-op Owner: Your boyfriend does have legal status. Exactly what requires deeper knowledge of the facts. At a minimum, he is a...

Dear Manhattan Tenant: Shower grab bars while installed for the tenant by the landlord may be among those accommodations that may be charged to...

Dear Manhattan Tenant: Check online with the NYC DOB if the work in the above apartment is subject to a permit. All work permits issued for a...

Is it against the law to not have a working fan in an apartment in New York?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: The bathroom fan (ventilator) must work. Call 311 and report the violation and wait for a City inspection of your...

Dear Rensselaer Home Owner: Was your storm event October 7, 2020? If so, your home and car and your family were among thousands impacted by the...

Can pressurized wall built years ago without DOB approval stay up?

Dear Prospective Condo Unit Purchaser: Your attorney should be in the best position to inform you. I have not encountered an instance where DOB...

Dear Glen Cove Sailor: Wake, no wake, minimum wake, safe speed, no more than 5 mph, all depend on the local rules and circumstances, but for the...