If all parties entitled to notice have consented to participation on NYSCEF, the rules say that the paper is served when filed in NYSCEF. However,...

Every municipality is different with how they treat tax liens, ranging from waiting at least 2 years before commencing a judicial foreclosure...

This is not an unusual situation. You might want to add clauses that the tenant and co-signers are jointly and severally liable for the payment of...

This is a business decision that you have to make for yourself. Here are the pros and cons as I see them: Cons: If you take the deal, you will...

I'm not sure why anyone would want to keep PMI - it's an additional insurance policy that a borrower pays for the benefit of the bank. Typically,...

Generally speaking, storage facility contracts are pretty tough to beat and facilities are able to auction a unit pretty easily. If you wanted to...

No, you can’t do a quiet title action to get her off of the deed. You would have to do a partition action. It’s a lengthy and sometimes expensive...

Real estate/divorce question. Can my ex get anything from a house he walked away from 4 years ago?

If your divorce agreement says that you're entitled to collect the rent while the property goes through foreclosure, then your ex husband cannot...

Do apartments need to have carpeting?

The issue of whether the upstairs apartment in a private house is not one that’s part of law, but rather a matter of contract. In larger apartment...

Will I be able to get a mortgage with a foreclosure?

I’m sorry to say that the bankruptcy filing will negatively impact your credit rating for about 10 years. This will affect your ability to borrow...