In both Nassau and Suffolk County, when a landlord goes to court to evict a tenant, the landlord is seeking legal authority to have an enforcement officer physically…
James D. Murtha, Esq.January 5, 2013
Two things are certain about almost every landlord-tenant relationship: that the tenant will be required to deposit money with the landlord as security before moving in; and that the relationship…
James D. Murtha, Esq.March 31, 2012
In Olszewski v Neuman, 2011 NY Slip Op 51287(U), a Nassau County District Court case, tenants sued their landlord for the return of their $2,100 security deposit. The tenants entered…
James D. Murtha, Esq.March 9, 2012
What Constitutes a Wrongful Eviction? “Wrongful eviction” is a term used to describe when a landlord takes steps to oust a tenant on his or her own…
James D. Murtha, Esq.March 9, 2012
Tenants who are being evicted from their apartment by the homeowner's landlord tenant lawyer for failing to pay rent frequently believe that if they tell the judge the…
James D. Murtha, Esq.March 9, 2012