Landlord Denied Rochester, NY College Students Housing And Then Claimed They Owed Thousands in Rent, Referring Them to Predatory Debt Collectors. In a textbook case of everything a New York landlord should not do, New York State Attorney General Letitia James cancelled more than $200,000 in illegal housing debt for dozens of Rochester college students […]
Category Archives: Friedman & Ranzenhofer, PC Blog
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After a New York executive order (EO) temporarily allowed remote online notarizations as an emergency measure during the Covid 19 pandemic, a new state law permanently legalizes it. The EO, which expired on June 24, 2021, allowed notaries in New York to sign documents using audio-video technology, instead of signing and notarizing documents in person […]
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New York car accident attorney Robert Friedman discusses the frequency of traffic deaths in NYC. A Christmas Eve traffic accident added to what has been the worst year for traffic deaths in New York City since Mayor de Blasio took office in 2014 and launched his “Vision Zero” program with the goal of ending deadly […]
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Rochester Car Accident Attorney Robert Friedman has the unique experience of having successfully prosecuted over 33,000 dangerous and distracted drivers for 36 years as a Vehicle & Traffic Prosecutor. He was named 2003 WNY Prosecutor of the Year. Prosecutor Friedman stopped a legal challenge to the constitutionality of the New York seatbelt law. As a […]
The steps to probate or administer an estate yourself without a New York estate lawyer are: STEP #1: Read the free NY Executor’s Legal Survival Guide: to learn the duties as a NY executor or administrator. STEP #2: Find information about the New York Surrogate’s Court in the county where the person died. STEP #3 […]
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Do you have questions about forming an LLC? Watch this educational video for guidance, then contact our Rochester attorneys to get started. As an experienced Rochester Business Attorney, clients often ask how they can form a limited liability company or LLC in New York. We can form an LLC by filing articles of organization with […]
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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.
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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 […]