I receive quiet a few calls and inquiries from tenants asking about their rights or potential issues when they are leaving an apartment. If you don’t cross your T’s and dot your I’s, you might be losing money, if not more, to an unscrupulous landlord. By following this Tenant’s Guide to Vacate an Apartment, you […]
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The Section 8 rental assistance program helps tenants afford housing by providing a rent voucher. The program is administered federally by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”), and administered locally in NYC by the New York City Housing Authority (“NYCHA”). In many cases, the tenant will be responsible to pay a part of […]
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When it comes to landlord-tenant issues, very few places in the United States, or possibly even the world, are as complicated as housing in New York City. There are lots of rules, regulations and procedures that need to be followed, especially by landlords, to make sure that a unit that they are renting is in […]
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If you need to speak with a landlord-tenant lawyer, then you’re probably dealing with an eviction. Whether you’re a landlord looking to evict, or your a tenant facing eviction, it’s important to understand what to expect in the case. Since eviction cases are ‘special proceedings’ designed to be pushed quickly through the courts, here’s a […]
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Bankruptcy cases fall under the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U. S. C. Section 101, et seq. This is federal law. Notwithstanding, state and local laws intertwine with each and every bankruptcy case. Additionally, there are several differences between chapter 7 bankruptcy versus chapter 13 bankruptcy. In this article, we will take a look at how chapter […]
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Bankruptcy cases fall under the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U. S. C. Section 101, et seq. This is federal law. Notwithstanding, state and local laws intertwine with each and every bankruptcy case. With that said, many people call and ask, how does chapter 7 bankruptcy work if you’re in Queens or Brooklyn.
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When most people rent an apartment, there’s generally a lease involved. A lease is a written agreement that offers security to a landlord that a stream of income can be relied upon. A lease also offers security to a tenant that they just can’t be evicted for no reason. In many leases, there is language […]
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While the number of homeowners facing eviction has been reduced in recent years as cases have been resolved, there still remain properties that remain in the foreclosure process. In many of these cases, the files have sat in the court, untouched and unmoved, as creditor banks decide which properties are worth (and not worth) foreclosing […]
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