You can force the sale by bringing a partition action in Supreme Court. You may be able to reach an agreement without the necessity of filing a...

The landlord was supposed to serve you with a 5 day notice as a reminder of a late rent payment by certified mail prior to serving you with the 14...

Sorry to hear about your family's situation. The apartment is most likely not a legal apartment if it is a basement apartment in the Town of...

The Suffolk County Clerk will only take a few days from receipt to file a deed but may take 2 - 3 months to return the original filed deed. You can...

What is my next step after being served10 day notice to quit with exhibition of deed?

The next step would be that a petition for eviction is filed and served. This will be done after the 10 days has expired. The petition will have a...

I need to get an adjournment on a notice of petition for hold over so that I have time to find an attorney to handle this case.

If you can not attend your court appearance you need to fax a letter to the Court with notice to the other attorney’s office explaining you are...

In a verbal month to month rental, if rent is not paid what are my rights as a owner ?

You should hire an attorney because landlord/tenant issues are very intricate with many rules and deadlines that need to be followed and easy to...

How much should it cost for an attorney to add a retained life estate to a deed?

You would not need to have a new deed prepared to add a life estate onto the deed since you already have the right to live at the premises since...

When does the seller get the equity from selling the house.

The seller should receive the proceeds of sale at the time of the closing. Certain funds may be required to be held in escrow after closing in the...

Unfortunately if your inspection and appraisal were completed already the fees that you paid will not be refunded to you. Those fees are incurred...