My wife is filing for divorce due to adultery. Does this need to go to court?

Mr. Boyer is correct but I suspect you were really asking whether you could avoid a trial. Yes, you should be able to avoid a trial if you can...

What should be my concerns, if any, about having a now 1 year old living in studio but never mentioned in rental agreement?

Mr. Smollens is correct but I'd be more concerned with window guards: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hpd/owners/window-guards.page

Landlord / Tenant ?

It sounds like you had grounds to dispute the (potential) eviction but by moving out and surrendering you probably relinquished your rights. ...

Mr. Burnett is correct but from a NY perspective (not sure if PA is different), you'd still be liable until your roommate leaves - you did say...

Non Payment Petition Court Case?

I'm not disagreeing with Mr. Smollens but he assumes (probably because you called him a "previous" landlord) that the non-pay proceeding was...

How long should a landlord give notice before not renewing a lease ?

You can and will be evicted; there's no 90-day rule; and once your name appears on the dockets of the housing court as a defendant, you should...

. How can i change my last name

https://www.nycourts.gov/CourtHelp/Namechange/forms.shtml

What does the original, written lease provide? It's still binding unless altered in a subsequent writing.

Can I break my lease?

"Quiet" is subjective and one person's idea of quiet is another's idea of noisy. The landlord has an obligation to enforce reasonable noise rules -...

Do you think that my parents should be allowed to take a heavy armoire through my room for which I pay rent?

Interesting question. Normally, I'd say a tenant should not have to suffer such an inconvenience, but it's your parents, so... Damage what...