Questions tagged [new-york-city]
Questions concerning the laws, criminal justice system, civil court procedures and related topics specific to New York City. For questions pertaining to the state use the "new-york" tag.
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NYC new apartment purchase- transfer of funds to trust account of the attorney
We live in Australia and we bought a new apartment in the US(NYC). We already paid 30% of the apartment price and for the closing we need to pay 70%.
Our US lawyer told us that we should transfer the ...
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What is a 'creed' for purposes of New York City's public accommodation anti-discrimination code?
Aside from the federal anti-discrimination law, New York City has its own more restrictive anti-discrimination laws, which seem to include more protected classes and which also seems to have a much ...
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Does CPLR 3119 allow for pro se litigants from a foreign state to take a deposition in NY?
Unlike Vermont which has recently amended their own version of the UIDDA statute which now explicitly states that the statute also applies to pro se litigants, the New York version of the UIDDA (CPLR ...
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"As is" clause - Can I remove items not retrieved by landlord?
I recently signed a one year lease for an apartment that came almost completely furnished as it was previously a short-term rental unit. Prior to moving in the landlord stated that we could use ...
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If a landlord approvs a tenant but refuses to allow them to move in, can the tenant recover fees associated with temporary housing?
Venue is NYC/New York State/US.
The Situation:
Landlord's real estate agent shows an apartment to Bob. Bob likes the apartment, puts down a deposit, submits an application. Application is approved,...
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Pleading guilty for a moving violation from several years ago. Points still apply? NYC
I received a ticket for a moving violation back in 2015, in Brooklyn, NY, and recruited a local law firm to help me fight this traffic ticket.
The firm's strategy was to keep postponing the hearing ...
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In NYS, can a medical marijuana patient be fired or denied a job for a positive drug test result for THC?
In New York State, do medical marijuana patients have legal protections when it come to THC showing up in a drug test? Assuming they are both living and working within the state.
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Does the adultery law in New York affect the person being used to cheat with?
I found a public website regarding this law (New York Penal Law Sec. 255.17 Adultery), this one:
https://newyork.public.law/laws/n.y._penal_law_section_255.17
Let's say someone's wife cheats on her ...
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Case law relating to gender expression
I recently discovered the existence of Local Law No. 3 (2002); N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 8-102(23) - which allows for people to be fined up to $250k for using the wrong gender pronouns.
Even after cutting ...
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48 hours to sign a contract
A manager at my company cited a very vague New York law that I'm skeptical about. We can have no more or less than 48 hours to sign an employment contract. Is there any truth to this?
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Board of Estimate of City of New York v. Morris
In 1989, Board of Estimate of City of New York v. Morris unanimously declared New York City’s Board of Estimate Unconstitutional, as it violated the “one man, one vote” principle derived form 14th ...
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What is the law regarding crossing the street on a red light as a pedestrian?
What is the law regarding crossing the street on red (as a pedestrian)
If a car takes a red, that is a driving violation and they get a ticket...
I'm asking about pedestrians, specifically in NYC it ...
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Does tolling apply to the statute of limitations in New York State?
More specifically, for a private unsecured debt with a statute of limitations (SoL) of 6 years in New York State, will the SoL be tolled (paused) if the debtor leaves the state, or the country (or ...
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Dissolve a corporation as a minor stakeholder in New York
I am a minor shareholder (control less than 20% of the shares) at a startup that never did any business. It is a C-Corp incorporated in New York under my name. Right now I want to dissolve the ...
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How do I reinstate a "lost" birth certificate?
I am attempting to prove my lineage, and need my grandfather's birth certificate. He was born in Bronx, NY, in 1914.
My parents did a search for this document in 1997, and got a response that the ...
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