If my spouse signs the divorce papers and agree to all the terms, is it that cut and dry?

Yes, this is an uncontested divorce in NY. This is where you and your spouse have reached agreement on all financial and parenting issues.

Do i have to sign an estoppal letter which is a crossed out commercial lease form with inserts,if i dont have a lease?

Speak with an attorney to review your particular situation. If you have no lease, and refuse to sign the estoppel, the landlord may take adverse...

Yes, the tenant may withhold rent.

Will any of the new regulations from Dodd-Frank affect hard money loans secured by non-owner occupied properties?

The consensus is yes, hard money lenders will be affected. Have an attorney review the proposed transaction before proceeding.

Speak to a loca landlord tenant attorney about this.

Should we as defendants in a foreclosure proceeding file an RJI?

Are you sure an RJI was not already filed by the lender in the foreclosure action? The lender will usually file the RJI when the affidavit of...

Entry by landlord into apartment without written notice

As Mr. Smollens correctly points out, entry is permitted pursuant to the terms of the propriety lease, bylaws, house rules, etc. What exactly is...

Foreclosure settlement question.?

If settlement negotiations have broken down, you can move for summary judgment at any time. Did you answer the complaint timely?

Rented a illegal apt through lic. NY broker and did not know it! I have 1 yr lease. apt has major problems with essentials serv

If, as you say, this is an illegal unit, the landlord will be hard pressed to collect rent should this matter be brought in a summary proceeding in...

Tenant's toilet caused overflow of the basement toilet. Who is responsible for the cost to fix?

Check the lease to see whose responsibility it was to make the referenced repairs.