How can I prove I was not served at all ?

Dear Bronx Tenant: You may have been served; but did not receive the papers. The Court may have permitted service by certified mail. If the...

The co-op DIRECTLY below mine (with exact same sq footage) has mntce $400 less. Is this legal? Seems like a big difference.

Dear Manhattan Shareholder: What counts is contained in the original offering plan and any amendments. Maintenance allocation is initially set...

Can Landlord send bill 5 months after move date at end of lease stating i owe $2,300.00 For overstaying 2 days?

Dear Former Middle Island Tenant: You could ignore the bill. You could dispute the bill. Whatever you do, do not admit overstaying even two...

Dear NYCHA Tenant: You omitted important need to know information. If he never paid rent to you, then even after two years, you may still...

Can my tenant prevent me from showing apartment to potential buyers?

Dear Brooklyn Property Owner What do you mean Civil Court issued a vacate order? Civil Court does not do so. If you meant you secured a...

Repairs, tenant doesn’t give dates and time she is available?

Dear Staten Island Property Owner: The lease tells you the manner of notice to provide to the tenant to access the apartment for repairs, as...

Dear Long Island City Tenant: Your landlord's offer of lease renewal (your instinct not to trust your landlord seems on point) was late. There...

With new NYC rent laws, as a homeowner renting out an apt in our 2 family, do I need to give 60 or 30 days for nonrenewal?

Dear Brooklyn Property Owner: Take legal advice only from your own attorney; do not make decisions impacting your property rights by reliance on...

WESTCHESTER LAWYERS ONLY: I got pulled over and ticketed for driving my bus on the Hutchinson River Parkway, is this even fair?

Dear Pennsylvania Bus Driver: Your reasoning makes perfect sense, even common sense, and in some instances even allowed when otherwise...

NY State: A small lot has never been built upon. New zoning law says it's too small to build upon. Is it grandfathered in?

Dear Schenectady Property Owner: Zoning is "local law." The State does not set the local zoning regulations. You need to explore within the...