New York, as a political entity, has long held more traditional views on what constitutes a “family” than, perhaps, the majority of individual New Yorkers ha...

In the past couple of weeks, I have been assisting a number of New York City residents affected by Hurricane Sandy with landlord-tenant issues.  So many NYC ...

As the flood waters start to recede here in NYC, it’s useful to think about all of the different ways the storm may have had legal ramifications for you and ...

After the record temperatures set in NYC this summer, the last thing many new tenants might be thinking about is a landlord’s duty to maintain heat in their ...

So, picking up from where we left off – let’s say the joint landlord-tenant inspection revealed that a closet door did not fully close.  The tenant took date...

It’s Labor Day in New York City – barbecues, last trips to the beach and the glimmer of football season just on the horizon.  It’s also the weekend when coll...