Hello: Landlord can try to terminate your lease. IMHO, as long as you are not creating a nuisance, you should be OK - not sure if Albany has...

Hello: What is the value of all this? If it is a lot, retain counsel. If it is small claims value, you may want to use another approach.

Hello: Hopefully, the court will hold a preliminary conference shortly and set the timelines. But be prepared as you are without counsel, etc.

Hello: There may be a process involved - assuming your mom's apartment is rent regulated, there are increases with each renewal. Your mother...

Hello: My advice would be to retain counsel to review the criminal matters, your collective bargaining agreement, the correspondence, etc. and...

Hello: Certainly when in court, you can request a copy if there was a written agreement. In my experience, these arrangements were usually oral...

Hello: It is a question of contract interpretation and can go any way - although IMHO, your ex may be wrong in his interpretation,

Hello: Technically, your new marriage would not be legal unless you get a judgment of divorce...which can be a process but it can be done with...

Hello: Was the person who appeared an attorney from another state or a law school graduate who was an employee of a firm that was representing...

Hello: Or it may be possible that doing so would delay the process. Whether or not to retain counsel to assist, etc. should be considered.