If permitted by the By-Laws, the annual meeting may be conducted online. You'd have to be more specific about what the Board does to prevent new candidates from running. It isn't uncommon to have a hard time getting enough shareholders willing to sit on the Board.

Generally, to evict someone that you have a "family" relationship with, you would need to commence an ejectment case in Supreme Court. Although as an individual you are not required to have an attorney, I would strongly encourage you to retain local counsel to assist you.

You may commence a case in Small Claims Court to recover up to $10,000.

Questions about Estate matters are controlled by the law of the State where the decedent resided at the time of death. Therefore, although you may live in New York, your question is better directed to attorneys practicing in the State of your late sister's residence.

Generally, start counting from the day the notice was served.

Generally, yes because the shortage indicates the current monthly payments you are making are not sufficient to meet the escrow obligation.

In NYC landlords are required to obtain the tenant's consent to enter an apartment for a non-emergency reason. The method of entry is not defined.

Here's a link to guidance from the NYC Civil Court regarding a roommate holdover case: https://nycourts.gov/courts/nyc/housing/holdover_roommate.shtml

However, it is strongly recommended that you retain an attorney to assist you through the process.

Tenants are permitted to have roommates but any issue between the tenant and his/her roommate is not a basis for you to evict the roommate. Depending on the circumstances, you could start a case against your tenant as well as the roommate. However, as long as you are being paid the agreed rent by... View More

If your father had other assets, you will need to file for an Administration in Surrogate's Court. However, if the property is the only asset, title to the property vests in the heirs by operation of law. Your interst in the property is determined based upon the other surviving relatives of... View More

If your landlord attempts to retain your security deposit, you may sue in Small Claims Court and the Court will determine the issue.

Unless your property is rent regulated or the rent is otherwise restricted by a housing program, there is no limit on the rent increase you can request. However, if you intend to raise the rent by 5% or more above the current rent, you must serve the tenant written notice of your intent to do so.

Generally, unless a tenant is protected by the terms of his or her lease or applicable rent regulation program, a landlord is free to terminate a month-to-month tenancy by service of the appropriate Notice of Termination, which is 30-90 days depending upon how long the tenant has been in possession.

Difficult case without the disclosure which generally depends on the exact terms of your contract and whether the seller actively concealed the condition. Worth a conversation with your closing attorney.

You may sue your landlord and ex-partner in Small Claims Court for the refund of your security deposit.

When an attorney acts on a client's behalf, they generally do so as an agent with apparent authority to bind the party for whom they are acting as an agent. However, if the agent (lawyer) acted against your father's directions, your father may have a claim against the lawyer.

Your concern about neighboring development is understandable. However, there is no way to provide a meaningful response to your inquiry based upon the information you have provided.

The situation you described cannot be adequately addressed by a few words pointing you in the right direction on a resource like Justia. Instead, it would be best to consult and retain an attorney as quickly as possible since recovery for the damages you suffered may be barred by applicable... View More

In an ideal world you would speak with your tenant and things would move forward cooperatively. However, that frequently does not work out. Therefore, landlords are required to serve a 90 Day Notice of Termination on a long term tenant before commencing a holdover proceeding in Housing Court to... View More

Generally, when a lease is signed by co-tenants, each co-tenant is responsible to the landlord for the full amount of the rent.