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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NY My inlaws own a house in NYC. it's a row of attached homes/townhomes. most are 1 story, but my inlaws have one of the 2 story ones on the block. They want to install aluminum siding to improve energy efficiency. Problem is at least one of the...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NY https://forum.freeadvice.com/mortgages-refinancing-foreclosure-107/closed-refi-but-no-check-yet-447735.html Got my refi cash out check this weekend, but it was $1200 short of what the HUD form said it should be. I called the Title Company and...

What is the name of your state (NY State, NYC)? I have a co-op that i bought in 2003 with Countrywide being the lender. Late last year i started a refi with some cash out. Refi is with Countrywide as well. The closing was 12/26 and it took another 10 days for some documents to get formalized...

My father in laws glasses developed a small crack. He took his last prescription to a small eyeglass store and they made him new lenses for a new set of glasses. He says they aren't good, the store says he will get used to them. He says his old glasses he can see a lot better even with the crack...

NYC, NY My father in law owns an attached home in Brooklyn. It's basically one long building for the entire block divided into individual homes. His home is 2 stories high and his neighbor's home is one story. He wants to do some work on his home on the side facing the neighbor with the one...

What is the name of your state? NYC I was part of a funeral procession this week, and my car was around the 4th from the rear. We all had our blinkers on. Anyway everyone in the procession went through red lights and a few times one of the NY Traffic cops helped us by blocking traffic. At...

What is the name of your state? NY I have read this on one website and don't know if it is rampant. You go to buy a new car and negotiate a trade in value. The dealer agrees to pay off your existing loan. The dealer never pays it off or misses 2 months of payments. Has anyone ever heard of...

What is the name of your state? NY Is it legal for a company to hire a person with a merger about to happen and then have the person laid off after a few months on the job?

What is the name of your state? NY My father in law is having trouble with a contractor. He lives in NYC and the contractor is from Nassau County. He hired the contractor to repave his driveway as well as some brickwork to fix up what was falling apart. He had a written contract with the...

I live in NY city. Anyone know of the legalities of rainchecks in NY? There is something expensive that i want to buy, but rumor has it that the store will only put it on the shelf after the sale is over tomorrow. I have seen it used for cheap items like food, but what about electronics? If the...