Civil Lawyer
Personal injury
Apr 12th
Personal Injury is said to have occurred when some type of damage or wrong is done to a person, his property or rights. Even a person’s reputation is covered under personal injury laws. Personal injury lawyers specialize in this part of civil law and are the attorneys you need to help and advise you in any case of personal injury.
A personal injury can take place in a variety of settings; it could be at your job, in a public place, in a traffic accident, a medical error during some treatment you had or you could have slipped and fallen. It can involve your physical and/or your psychological health, but for you to be able to take action against someone, they have to have been negligent or had unsafe practices in place. The person against whom you take action could be your landlord, employer, neighbor, doctor, a manufacturer, a business or store or a civil body; anyone who has a duty of care.
Tenancy disagreements
Apr 6th
As a tenant, you have certain responsibilities but you also have rights. These rights and responsibilities are mainly controlled by state law and if a dispute arises, it would be settled in the civil court. A civil lawyer is the person to consult if you feel your tenancy rights have been violated.
Your most basic responsibility to your landlord is to pay your rent, and this may include an initial security deposit, payable when the lease is signed. This deposit acts as a surety for the landlord in case you fall behind with the rent or break or damage anything covered by the lease and refuse to pay for repairs. The landlord has the right to take all or part of the security deposit in lieu of unpaid rent or to repair damage caused by you. If neither of these applies to you, you are entitled to a full refund of your deposit after you vacate the premises. To protect yourself, you need to make a thorough inspection of the premises before you sign a lease and list all damage that you see. Keep this as proof that you were not responsible for the damage. If you feel you are being unfairly accused of damage, consult a NY attorney to act on your behalf.