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The Civil Court of the City of New York is a civil court of the New York State Unified Court System in New York City that decides lawsuits involving claims for damages up to $25,000 and includes a small claims part (small claims court) for cases involving amounts up to $10,000 as well as a housing part (housing court) for landlord-tenant matters, and also handles other civil matters referred ...
In 1920, New York adopted the Emergency Rent Laws, which effectively charged the courts of New York State with their administration. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] [ 25 ] The rent laws were the result of a series of widespread rent strikes in New York City from 1918 to 1920 that had been sparked by a World War 1 housing shortage, and the subsequent land ...
Steven Croman is a real estate owner in New York City. In 1990, Croman incorporated the management and brokerage firm Croman Real Estate (later rebranded to 9300 Realty) and quickly grew his business, owning 20 buildings by the end of the decade and 150 buildings by 2016, mostly in Manhattan's East Village.
Under New York state law, squatters are classified as tenants with rights after living in a property for 30 days. To reclaim property from a squatter, the owners must prove their right to the ...
The man known as one of New York City’s “most notoriously negligent landlords” was briefly hospitalized after an attack at Rikers Island. 'Worst landlord' in NYC gets jail time for ignoring ...
The New York State Court of Appeals is the state's highest court. In civil cases, appeals are taken almost exclusively from decisions of the Appellate Divisions. In criminal cases, depending on the type of case and the part of the state in which it arose, appeals can be heard from decisions of the Appellate Division, the Appellate Term, and the County Court.
The court has subject-matter jurisdiction over civil matters seeking monetary damages up to $15,000, small-claims matters seeking monetary damages up to $5,000, and landlord and tenant matters. The criminal jurisdiction of the court includes trials over misdemeanors , violations, and infractions , preliminary jurisdiction over felonies , and ...
Landlord–tenant law governs the rights and responsibilities of leasehold estates, like in an apartment complex. Landlord–tenant law is the field of law that deals with the rights and duties of landlords and tenants. In common law legal systems such as Irish law, landlord–tenant law includes elements of the common law of real property and ...