Landlord laws definitely apply. And serving your 30 day notice by text message was defective. If you change the locks you will likely be arrested,...

The testimony of the complainant can be used to prove the crime occurred. If there’s no other evidence, it’s not the strongest case but it can lead...

Do I get a court date under current nys rent laws?

That sounds like a predicate notice, not a notice from the courts. You can verify this by going to web civil local on google and typing in your...

Yup. Any evidence that can’t be admitted on direct can almost always be admitted for impeachment purposes.

It’s legal, if lease didn’t explicitly say the garage is not being rented, than the tenant is correct. The garage comes with the house.

How are my funds safe from judgement?

Generally, safe. The authority for that is CPLR 5205.

It really depends how your settlement documents were worded.

If on appeal your sentence was modified, you don’t go before a new judge for resentencing. The appellate court renders your sentence.

You can open a bank account, choose a bank you are comfortable with. The larger banks are very sophisticated in complying with the EIPA, so you...

No, that’s not the correct procedure or process. It would not be an article 78 or appeal to the Supreme Court.