This all depends on the terms of the lease. Unlike in a residential tenancy, courts consider business people negotiating a commercial lease in arms...

Is there any documentation at all which would indicate that you entrusted this particular stone to the jeweler? Was it referred to on the deposit...

From the facts you stated, it sounds like you have a basis to press charges for assault and battery. Whether a civil case for monetary compensation...

First of all, you don’t have to do anything unless and until your tenancy is legally terminated after your right to a fair trial in housing court....

The reason a creditor can garnish your check after so many years is that a judgment has most likely already been entered against you. So the...

As this was so long ago, the only logical explanation I can think of is that the landlord has already obtained a default judgment against you some...

The bank cannot garnish social security and pension funds as they are exempt from attachment under New York law. If this is happening, you should...

Generally settlement negotiations are privileged, meaning they cannot be used as evidence against you in court. However, as always, there are...

When you hire movers, they become liable to return the goods undamaged. Liability is determined by the cash value of the items in their possession....

New York does not have what are called, in some states, “filial responsibility laws.” Meaning that unless you were a guarantor on your father’s...