Recent content by BrianG

Good news: new manager says that although she cannot put the agreement into writing, she will honor it for me.

I lived in NYC from Jan 1 through Nov 30 last year. My work correctly withheld for NYC all year, but from Jan through Oct they accidentally withheld for CA instead of NY. I've contacted them, and they will send me a corrected W2 in a few weeks (but will not be changing my withholding). I'm...

They're also okay with me adding more people to the lease and working something out with them. It sounds like I'm inviting a big headache if I do that, since the other party can just walk, right? Is there a legal document I can prepare and have them (a new tenant) sign that helps mitigate this...

It has no stipulation for anything other than finishing the whole lease :(. I had stupidly assumed that the manager's word would hold water.

Thanks, army judge. As a legal novice, that's terribly surprising to me! I would think that a verbal contract made by the manager would hold weight even if he left. That's not true in general? I know I can just finish out the lease, of course, but that's not what I'm hoping to do.

Hi all, In January I was apartment hunting in Texas. The manager at the property I now live in told us that it would be possible to transfer our lease to another person (if we found one, and they ran their usual background and income check). Since I moved in, he has left the company. The new...

Thanks for the replies. This happened on a public sidewalk, and I have no renters insurance.

Thanks. I should add that this is NYC. Hopefully someone here knows whether or not there is something contrary in the laws.

My wife and I were out walking our dog. She met another dog of the same breed, and the two seemed to hit it off. Suddenly there was growling and the leashes got tangled. My dog ended up with her jaws around the other's ear. I was desperately trying to get my dog off. The other owner stuck his...