I hired a contractor to do my gutters. After cashing checks and signing a contract, they only came one day and never came back

Assuming the house is a residence, you should lodge a complaint with the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs. If the contractor is...

Lawyer took 20,000 dollars for a contingency case to sue architect and 2 contractors and just as the real work started abandoned

You're entitled to binding arbitration of your attorney fee dispute pursuant to rule 137. You can find more information here:...

Without his cooperation, you would have to bring an action pursuant to BCL 1104 or 1104a to force a buyout and/or corporate dissolution. Even with...

You need to hire a commercial litigation attorney to negotiate and if that fails to sue your partner and to possibly obtain an injunction to stop...

Is there a statue of limitation on redeeming a life insurance policy or do policies differ?

The statute of limitation for filing your proof of loss (I.e., your wife's death certificate), is 6 years from her death. The insurance policy...

Starting a construction company . What type of lawyer should I be looking for?

You should hire an attorney who understands the construction industry from a legal standpoint. Rebar, while important for reinforcing concrete,...

Owner in Hi-Rise turned off the heat and left balcony door open in the unit leaving the pipes to freeze and flooded units below.

The building should immediately place its insurance carrier on notice, and should notify all of the affected unit owners to do the...

I just got a foreclosure notice me and my mom we cant afford to move what should i do also we have two big dogs and three cats

In addition to everyone else's responses, it is not clear which kind of "notice" you received. If it was a summons and complaint , then you...

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Quit Claim Deed.

One thing not mentioned by the other answers is that if there is a mortgage, lien or other encumbrance against the premises, the NYC administrative...

Do I have to file papers to form a business with every business idea I have?

As with most questions you ask an attorney, the answer is "it depends". There are many kinds of businesses where no papers are required to be...

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