Can my landlady take a text message of eviction to court and been given court order to evict her tenant

It appears that the landlord is attempting to intimidate you into leaving your home without going through the proper steps to obtain a legal...

How to remove my name off of a lawsuit in a slip and fall? They fell next door, not at my establishment.

If you have a lawyer representing you, he or she should be able to make a motion for summary judgment on your behalf. Did you retain your own...

Do I have any grounds to file suit?

The employment-at-will doctrine presumptively applies to employment relationships in New York. Basically this means that an employer can hire or...

The prime tenant has the ability to bring a Holdover Proceeding against a subtenant; however, depending upon how the papers commencing the case...

Buying a home

I agree with my colleagues comments but would like to add that unless your girlfriend is financially contributing the the downpayment and purchase...

Purchase of Co-op turned Condominium purchase pending for almost one year, no sign of when the move in is going to be.

Do you have an attorney representing you in this purchase? If so, you should direct your questions to that attorney. Essentially, your...

Can my landlord evict me? Can he force his way into the property when no one is home? Should I continue to pay rent?

When you don't have a lease for a specific period of time, you are considered a month-to-month tenant. The landlord can seek to terminate your...

Can a asylum applicant can go back home country in emergency if he is illegal in USA?

It is important to realize that even if you have an asylum application pending you may not be permitted back into the US if you leave.

Need ex's name off loan, need mortage in my name

If you are not buying out your ex, you would not need a downpayment but you will need to refinance to pay-off the existing loan and obtain a...

Need to remove a cosigner.

You would need the consent of both the borrower and lender to be removed as cosigner to any loan.