How often can the defendant change lawyers?

As a defendant, she is entitled to the best defense she can afford. There are other ways for you to collect your funds. Have you filed a Lis...

Our realestate agent, sent a cash buyer to a house he did not have listed instead of ours do we have a case against him?

You may have a claim against the Agent for breach of fiduciary duty. The RE Agent is in your employ and is an agent of the Seller. it is his/her...

Can a new will take precedent over a life estate which was created to protect the owner's property?

There are a lot of issues here touching not only on Real Estate but also in Estate Planning. To answer the question, I am going to assume certain...

Do I have legal recourse due to a broker misrepresenting the Sq. Ft. of my NYC Co-op apartment by nearly 25% ?

You have all sorts of suits here. The question is, will it be worth the expense and headache. Assuming for a minute that your square footage is...

30 Days is the common practice. A closing date in a contract of sale is an on or about date which has been taken to mean within 30 days of the...

Can video footage be used against my neighbors or myself?

Your neighbors have the right to video tape their own yard without question. anything on those tapes can be used in a court of law. however, the...

Can mortgagor/tenant get stay in NY housing court while an appeal is pending?

Perhaps you are not familiar with Housing Court in NYC. In NYC the housing court is not Landlord Tenant Court but rather TENANT Court. The Court...

I am buying my first home in Albany, NY and just one day before closing, I was notified that the title had a lien on the house

It is the Seller's obligation to provide you with clean and marketable or insurable title. If the seller cannot do so then the Seller, after...

Is the landlord responsible to give you back your security deposit if you fulfill an agreement?

The short answer is.... it depends. you need to read the lease. Generally, once the landlord is made whole, he cannot continue to keep your...

The closind date in a contract of sale is an "on or about" date and is not a binding date. The custom is to close within 30 days of the dalte...