We live an apartment in NY and there is someone on our floor who is smoking pot. We have notified the Management Company about t

And? The smoke sets off your allergies? You are concerned because you have impressionable children in your apartment? You are concerned...

Who do I contact if I have a problem with a ruling made by a judge

Has your mother or her husband been found to be incapacitated? If not, how do each of them feel about what is happening? If her husband happy to...

Lost of direction in housing law

It is illegal to discriminate against a buyer based on the buyer's having children. A person who buys a cooperative apartment is actually buying...

HOLDOVER TRIAL TENANT PASSES AWAY BEFORE TESTIFYING, SHOULD CASE BE DISMISSED..?

Mr. Bianchi is correct. You need to consult a lawyer ASAP. You don't say what the basis for the holdover was, and that will be a very important...

What defense i can make for notice of petition?

You need to provide many more facts for a lawyer to be able to provide a reasoned response.

If a California debt collector doesn't have a DCA license and I am an NYC resident, how do I protest collection activity?

Is there a judgment against you? If not, the debt could be time-barred, depending on when and where you incurred the alleged debt. It is a...

He must go to court to evict you, and you can ask for up to six months to leave. The court has the power to give you anything between five days...

I owe 75% of things in our house we are renting what should i do we've been married since 2007been living togethersince2002

Until one of you files for divorce and serves the other, you are a married couple, and the law is not going to step in and decide how to divide up...

How can a debt collector tell me they're no longer handling the case right before going to trial? What can I expect or do now?

The creditor has probably sold the debt. The case should be discontinued if the plaintiff no longer owns the debt. In the alternative, the new...

I receive notice of petition from my landlord from my landlord what should I do?

Do not ignore the petition and notice of petition. Go to Housing Court and answer. You will probably have to wait in a long line to do so, so...