All Questions

October 31, 2025

[NY] How much can a landlord charge for a security deposit?

My landlord charged a high security deposit that exceeds my rent and my family and I are on Section 8.

NY Landlord-Tenant

October 30, 2025

[NY] I own a mobile home park, and a former tenant sold her trailer without the required approval. What can I do?

Hello. I own a mobile home park in upstate N.Y. I had a former tenant sell her trailer without approval from the mobile home park. The new purchasers of the trailer were not approved to move into the mobile home park. The new purchasers do not have permission or a lease and will not be given one. I have not collected any rent or money from them yet.

NY Landlord-Tenant

October 28, 2025

[NY] Can I get punitive damages for wrongful termination?

Can I get punitive damages for wrongful termination?

NY Employment

October 25, 2025

[NY] I was in a hit and run involving an undercover police vehicle. What can I do?

Hit and run involving undercover police vehicle in NYC.

NY Car Accident

October 24, 2025

[NY] Is a long-term roommate arrangement in a co-op considered a sublet?

I’m not moving out. I’ll be traveling most of the year. I’m going to have a roommate in my second bedroom and rent out my bedroom. When I’m in New York, I’ll sleep on the couch, but I’ll be gone for almost all of 9 months. Are they my roommates or subletters?

NY Landlord-Tenant

October 24, 2025

[NY] Can DNA from an old case be used in a new case?

Can a prosecutor use an abandonment sample from a dismissed and sealed case (with a certificate of disposition) as a DNA hit in another case?

NY Criminal

October 23, 2025

[NY] I got suspended with base pay for reporting harassment I endured at work. What can I do?

Employment.

NY Employment

October 23, 2025

[NY] Can I file a DNA expungement request while my case is still active?

Even though the defense attorney is adamant about the DNA evidence and hasn’t suggested expungement, what would typically happen if a forensic biology request were submitted at this point?

NY Criminal

October 23, 2025

[NY] I feel unsafe after filing HIPAA and grievance complaints — should I report this to the police just in case?

Now Adagio suddenly claims they “found” my wallet after weeks of denying they had it. Their response felt threatening. I’m mentally exhausted and afraid of retaliation for filing complaints. I know what happened was illegal — I just want to know what my options are now and how to protect myself further.

NY Car Accident

October 23, 2025

[NY] I have a subtenant not paying utilities. How do I handle this?

I have a subtenant not paying utilities. How do I handle this? I’m the original tenant with a lease with the landlord that allows me to sublet. This is in New York City.

NY Landlord-Tenant

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