Dear Manhattan Tenant If your Roommate is the tenant, and your occupancy came about by a rental agreement with the tenant [not with the...

My landlord has missed several court dates in a since being served with a TIA. Is this usual?

Dear Staten Island Tenant: You need to inquire from your own attorney. What court proceedings has the landlord missed? Nearly every court in NYC...

Dear Nyack Fifteen Year Old: New Jersey does not allow for legal tattoo without written parental permission. 2C :40-21 . Tattooing of a...

Dear Manhattan Resident: Only you and your attorney know a reason why you are entitled to your Roommate's computer, and not your Roommate.

Dear Bronx Resident: You could order an amended Birth Certificate since you live in NYC. Try the link at:...

He could try to have local police intervene because an eviction [kick out, change the locks and not use a Court to perform the eviction] is a...

Dear Hempstead Tenant The statute that invalidates a rental agreement or a lease on the ground the landlord did not present a Certificate of...

Dear Jamaica Property Owner The "verbal" lease is void from the inception of the tenancy. Without a Certificate of Occupancy for the converted...

Dear Queens Village Homeowner You could commence a lawsuit in Queens County Civil Court seeking a monetary judgment grounded on causes of...

Dear Syracuse Resident What did your lawyer say about the information subpoena? Ordinarily, the attorney of record status ends with the final...