• posted: Jan. 18, 2021
• Tamara I. Jordan
• Landlord-Tenant,  Eviction

On December 28, 2020 Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2020. The Act provides assistance to tenants in landlord and tenant eviction cases. Read More

• posted: Mar. 27, 2020
• Tamara I. Jordan
• Landlord-Tenant

Our Eviction is Scheduled for April 1, 2020. Will eviction be stopped due to Coronavirus (Covid-19)? As of March 27, 2020, all evictions are suspended through June 20, 2020. A tenant Read More

• posted: Mar. 27, 2020
• Tamara I. Jordan
• Guardianship

The Critical Role of the Court Evaluator                     In a guardianship case, a court evaluator plays a vital role in the outcome Read More

• posted: Jun. 10, 2019
• Tamara I. Jordan
• Estate Planning

If a person passes away without leaving a valid will, they are said to have died intestate, and the state must determine how to administer the individual’s property. Generally, the Read More

• posted: May 23, 2019
• Tamara I. Jordan
• Landlord-Tenant

“Forget about it”—The Landlord told me not to worry about  the money for the rest of the lease Maggie has three months remaining on her lease. Maggie informs Tony, her landlord Read More

• posted: May 23, 2019
• Tamara I. Jordan

James, a tenant in an unregulated apartment, has made numerous complaints to various city agencies regarding the conditions of his apartment. James’ belongings are in the apartment, but he is Read More

• posted: Mar. 16, 2017
• Tamara I. Jordan
• Landlord-Tenant,  Eviction

Anthony found an eviction notice taped on his door and he believes that he has a few days to respond, but he just learned today that his eviction is scheduled Read More

• posted: Jan. 16, 2017
• Tamara I. Jordan

Not all individuals that require legal guardianship are children or teenagers, as the concept seems to indicate. In many instances, guardianship involves one adult gaining responsibility to a varying degree Read More

• posted: Dec. 23, 2016
• Tamara I. Jordan
• Landlord-Tenant,  Eviction

Thomas, 72 years old, lives in a rent-stabilized apartment. Thomas' neighbors complained to the landlord about the foul order emanating from Thomas' apartment. Thomas appears malnourished, he has hundreds of Read More

• posted: Dec. 21, 2016
• Tamara I. Jordan
• Guardianship

Rose tells Senior Care Nursing Home that her "Aunt" Sally is a patient at their facility, she is Sally's closest living relative, and she would like to relocate Sally to Read More

• posted: Feb. 08, 2016
• Tamara I. Jordan
• Landlord-Tenant,  Eviction,  Lawsuits

One of your many rights as a landlord includes your right to evict a tenant. While most of the time a nonpayment dispute will be the source of your reasoning Read More

• posted: Oct. 14, 2015
• Tamara I. Jordan
• Landlord-Tenant,  Eviction,  Lawsuits

Bob has six months remaining on his lease with his landlord and he lives in a one bedroom apartment. Bob gets an email from his old college buddy, Dave, stating Read More

• posted: Sep. 18, 2015
• Tamara I. Jordan
• Guardianship

Guardianship is not a commonly touched-upon legal subject. Often times, people are faced in urgent situations where guardianship is their only option in ensuring that their loved ones ' personal Read More

• posted: Mar. 04, 2015
• Tamara I. Jordan
• Landlord-Tenant,  Eviction

Greg has been on vacation in Hawaii for two weeks and his neighbor Sam has been picking up Greg's mail. Greg returned home last night to find a 72 hour Read More

• posted: Mar. 04, 2015
• Tamara I. Jordan
• Landlord-Tenant,  Lawsuits

Tom has been threatening to turn off Sally, his tenants' electricity for weeks due to her nonpayment of rent. Tom decided to take matters into his own hands today and Read More

• posted: Mar. 04, 2015
• Tamara I. Jordan
• Landlord-Tenant,  Eviction

Billy keeps hearing from Lucy that she is going to pay him at the end of the month. Well three months have passed and Billy keeps hearing the same excuse. Read More