Now he's asking for money to clean the apartment after refusing money from me 4 times I also have brand new appliances worth 1200 that did not come with the apartment.its just want to go there and get what I can.i have personal items in there along with my clothing and etc.i should not have to... Read more »
answered on Feb 7, 2023
Dear Niagara Falls Tenant:
In New York, it is against the law for a landlord to take hostage of a tenant's personal property even when the tenant did owe rent and moved out. Did you call the police or Legal Services?
Just moved out of an upper apartment, landlord lived downstairs. We are being charged for things we have no control over. She was a nasty individual and we left because of her.
answered on Feb 7, 2023
Dear Rochester Tenant:
What are the improper charges? Any controversy over your entitlement to the return to you of the entire tenant security deposit begins with the mandated written itemization of damages (false, fake, or correct) delivered to you within 14 days after you moved out. If... Read more »
I also have to change the electric and water to her name and was told I needed an Affidavit.
answered on Feb 7, 2023
A little more complicated. Assuming the house was held by your grandparents as husband and wife, you need to make an estate for the second to die, and then have your mother be conveyed the house as next of kin. If she has siblings, they need to sign off.
We have passed our yearly inspection every year without a problem. We just paid off our mortgage at the end of 2022.
answered on Feb 7, 2023
An attorney would have to take a look at your proprietary lease and the applicable case precedents, as well as the record of other such alleged “violations” in the coop and the treatment which they received, when discovered, by the board or management. The defense of laches might also be useful... Read more »
I work in a weld shop, but the front office, so I don't weld. The entire male staff has the same dress code, and the women in the weld shop area have the same dress code, but the women in the front office have no such dress code. Is this an enforceable thing?
answered on Feb 7, 2023
Whether this is legally permissible, in theory, is one thing. Whether it makes sense for you to make a big issue out of it is another matter, entirely. You need a cost benefit analysis of the problems you will create for yourself at work, versus the value and enforceability of the alleged harm you... Read more »
My fiancé and I signed a contract in Suffolk County NY to get married at a venue. We subsequently cancelled due to our new date (previous date 2/28/21 during covid restrictions) being more expensive and we were unable to afford the increase. We signed both new date (5/20/22) contract and the... Read more »
answered on Feb 7, 2023
Without looking at the contract, an attorney cannot advise as to your particular situation. Yet if the contract seeks to waive a consumer protection law, that clause of the contract may be void as contrary to public policy. Have an attorney take a look at the contract to inform you of your rights.... Read more »
During the processing of the petition/green card, can the beneficiary leave their home country and work in a different country (other than the US)?
answered on Feb 7, 2023
Hello New Yorker!
Yes, a person can travel to work in another country if they have the necessary visas, work permits, and fulfill other legal requirements of the country they are traveling to.
This advice only applies to a consular processing case where the intending immigrant is... Read more »
she's constantly causing issues and has even tried getting me to give up rights and is refusing to let her see her grandparents and I need help with this
answered on Feb 7, 2023
If there is a court order, she can not violate the terms of that order. But you need to review the wording of the order. Speak an attorney to see if you have a case for a violation petition.
An ex-friend accused me of adultery with her husband who she separated from. I have multiple text messages, and Facebook admitting to her slandering me to others as well as 3rd party sources and friends informing me of what she's said. It's my word against hers; how do I prove that I am... Read more »
answered on Feb 6, 2023
I suggest you hire a lawyer to write a "cease and desist" letter to your ex-friend. The lawyer will likely inform your ex-friend that publishing defamatory statements would subject your ex-friend to liability regarding any and all damages suffered by you. And that falsely accusing... Read more »
Hi We have a bundle of domains that are similar to a large corporation/org although the domain names are not trademarked (but are similar/in the same "family" to those that are) They had inquired about purchasing them -they do not like the price and are now suggesting its cybersquatting... Read more »
answered on Feb 6, 2023
The legality of selling domain names that are the trademarks of other companies is a complex issue and one that has been the subject of much legal debate. In order to understand the law on this matter, it is necessary to look at both trademark law and domain name law.
Trademark law... Read more »
Assume a consulting agency is providing consultants to a client in order to complete a project. Due to the nature and duration of the project, the client wants to use the consultants/independent contractors to temporarily augment their staff. This may require, depending on the role the consultant... Read more »
answered on Feb 6, 2023
A corporate resolution authorizing signature on whatever needs to be signed.
My ex-boyfriend has an alcohol issue. He also is living in a hotel where he is surrounded by drugs and alcohol. The last time I talked to him he did not have a job. I am concerned that he will want to take our son to this unsafe environment.
answered on Feb 6, 2023
You need to file petitions in the Family Court. Child Support and Custody are two different matters and, even though they are in the same courthouse they are handled separetly. You need to file a separate petition for each.
The bank is saying we're short in escrow $400 but also trying to raise our monthly payment by $8.78 saying we can't pay the entire shortage to remain at the same payment we have. We'd rather pay the $500 we're actually short to remain at the same payment but they're saying we cannot do this.
answered on Feb 6, 2023
Generally, yes because the shortage indicates the current monthly payments you are making are not sufficient to meet the escrow obligation.
If a medical emergency arises, and she can’t make it health decision, can her children make it for her without there being a healthcare proxy
My landlord for the last apartment I was in had a security deposit of $750 dollars. I paid this and lived in his apartment for over a year on a month to month basis for the same price of $750 dollars. I found a new apartment in December of 2022 and told my landlord about this on December 26th, and... Read more »
answered on Feb 4, 2023
The landlord has a duty to decrease (mitigate) his damages. The landlord also has a duty to return your security deposit within 14 days of you vacating the premises. Landlord was supposed to deduct the cost of the damages that you caused to the apartment from your security deposit. Since your... Read more »
answered on Feb 3, 2023
After your default for 120 days, your lender or the lender's servicer may elect to send you a default notice or a letter of acceleration. Accelerating the loan means that they are calling it as fully due and payable now instead of over the regular loan term. They may also send you a 90-day... Read more »
The event in question took place a couple of decades ago. Some of the main people involved are dead and some are alive. It's a relatively well known/publicized event, though not everyone's involvement is super well known its all easily available in news articles. I want to know about... Read more »
answered on Feb 3, 2023
You potentially have to contend with the New York Civil Rights Law §§ 50 and 51, New York’s “Right of Privacy” law, which prohibit the use “for advertising purposes, or for the purposes of trade” of the name, portrait or picture of any living person without obtaining his or her prior... Read more »
I gave my landlord $750 for a security deposit when i moved into his apartment. When i left i asked about the security deposit and he didnt give me it back stating that i needed to give him 30 days notice of me leaving. I didnt sign a lease, and he did not inform me of this when i moved in, when i... Read more »
answered on Feb 3, 2023
Dear Manhattan Tenant
Your landlord owes you double the $750 security deposit because your landord did not provide to you written itemization for deductions allowed by law within 14 days after you moved out.
You could file an online complaint with the NYS Attorney General or sue... Read more »
I Pleaded not guilty by mail to a speeding , unlicensed operation, improper plate in Buffalo New York. The reply was a offer to reduce the speeding to a non-moving violation, disobeying a traffic device. under the offer section pertaining to the two charges of unlicensed operation and improper... Read more »
answered on Feb 3, 2023
Hi. Great job! It means that the other two violations will be dismissed as “covered” by your plea to the disobeying a traffic control device violation.
I Pleaded not guilty by mail to a speeding , unlicensed operation, improper plate in Buffalo New York. The reply was a offer to reduce the speeding to a non-moving violation, disobeying a traffic device. under the offer section pertaining to the two charges of unlicensed operation and improper... Read more »
answered on Feb 3, 2023
That means unlicensed operation and improper plate charges will be covered under your plea to the amended charge with no independent plea to them. You will only be pleading to the reduced offense amended from the speeding. You need to note, however that disobeying a traffic device IS a moving... Read more »
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