I agree with my colleague. A petition must be filed with the Surrogate Court to have the will accepted for probate and for you to be issued...

The LL can remove a T from an illegal space even if the T pays timely. If there is no lease, LL can commence a holdover proceeding. Removal of...

Best practice would be to draft an easement agreement which would be signed by both you and your brother and notarized. It should state that the...

Can I get title of property on the base of adverse possession in ny

Bring an action to quiet title in order to get the courts to declare you the owner.

Hello I have purchased an apartment in nyc with ny partner. I have paid the majority of the purchase price, about 75%. I wanted

In this situation, the majority does not rule. In the absence of a written agreement each party has veto power regarding sale of the...

When parents put three children on deed & then one child has them sign a will leaving out two names do the other two have rights

A will cannot devise property that the maker of the will does not own. If the children own the property, via the deed, then the will can not...

What type of paperwork is required when a terminally ill patient wants to transfer a cooperative apartment to a friend

Coops are transferred via the stock and lease. This must be effectuated through the Coop's transfer agent (usually their attorneys' or management...

Should I put each rental property into its own LLC?

If you title all three properties in one entity, then a judgment against that entity will affect all three properties. The best course of action...

How to avoid transfer tax in NYC?

Generally, it is only non taxable to the extent that the transferor(s) individual(s) are members of the transferee LLC.

I agree with all of the advice given by the other attorneys on this site. However, I would like to add that an LLC might be preferable inasmuch...