Presented by Mary McCune, Staff Attorney, Manhattan Legal Services, Inc. (legalservicesnyc.org/ourprogram/manhattan)

We will learn how to proceed if your landlord sues you for rent arrears in civil court. We will cover what to expect on court dates, how to prepare your case, how to use your right to discovery to get documents & information from the landlord to see what evidence they intend to present against you, how to negotiate down the amount of the debt or ask for a payout plan, as well as common provisions in settlement stipulations and what they mean.