To better serve our Monroe County clients, Friedman & Ranzenhofer, PC opened a new centrally-located office at 2170 Monroe Avenue , Rochester, NY 14618. The office is handicap-accessible.
Yearly Archives: 2021
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Criminal Conviction Vacatur Law Expanded New York became the first state in 2010 to enact legislation allowing trafficking victims to vacate criminal convictions resulting from their trafficking. The law at the time only provided for vacatur of certain prostitution charges and other sex-related offenses. While sex trafficking is the most discussed form of human trafficking, […]
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The City of Rochester and Rochester Urban Renewal Agency (BURA) announced on November 26, 2021 that it re-launched its STAND-UP Rochester rental assistance program for income eligible residents to cover any gaps created by the complete expenditure of funds from the New York State Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP). The City of Rochester, along with […]
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U.S. District Judge Gary Brown of the Eastern District of New York rejected an effort by landlords to block New York’s revised COVID-19 eviction moratorium which expires on January 15, 2022. The New York eviction moratorium law was revised in September, 2021 after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a key portion of the original […]
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Are you considering purchasing real estate and have questions about what you should know about real estate? Contact our Rochester attorneys. The Home Buying Process The very first step is to have a contract of sale prepared by either the buyer’s or seller’s attorney and/or the real estate broker After this the home should be inspected […]
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An Ohio woman was acquitted of charges that she enticed a 15-year-old Jamestown, New York boy to have sex with her. An indictment was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York charging defendant, Priscilla Vogelbacher, with the following: From in or about November 2018 until in or about June […]
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A copy of a lost or destroyed will may be admitted to probate only where: (1) it is established that the will has not been revoked; (2) execution of the instrument is proved in the manner required for the probate of an existing will; and, (3) all of the provisions of the will are clearly […]
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The annual exclusion on the federal gift tax will increase to $16,000 in 2022 from 2018 to 2021 the exclusion was $15,000. The general rule is that any gift is a taxable gift, except for: Gifts that is not more than the annual exclusion for the calendar year. Tuition or medical expenses you pay for […]
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Yes. In Torcivia v. Suffolk County the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at New York upheld a police policy to temporarily seize guns from people transported for a mental health evaluation following a domestic incident. The court said Suffolk County, New York, isn’t liable because its gun-seizure policy falls within a special-needs exception to […]
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Free assistance for landlords and tenants applying for NY Emergency Rental Assistance Program rent relief funds is available on: November 10, 2021: Amherst Town Hall, 5583 Main ST. Ste. 1, Williamsville, NY 1:00 pm – 5:00pm. Register by contacting Susan Fitzpatrick at (716) 631-7053 or at SFitzpatrick@amherst.ny.us November 16, 2021: Center for Elder Law & […]