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Bankruptcy Solutions 

The purpose of federal bankruptcy legislation, sometimes known as Title 11 of the United States Code or the “Bankruptcy Code,” is to provide an opportunity for financial reorganization or a fresh start for legitimate debtors who are unable to fulfill their obligations.

Foreclosure Solutions 

As you are undoubtedly aware, many homeowners are in arrears on their mortgages as a result of the 2020 recession brought on by the coronavirus. At first, most lenders had been understanding and would have granted a brief suspension of the late payments.

Debt Negotiations & Settlements 

Clients regularly hire the Law Office of Ronald D. Weiss, P.C. to represent them in negotiations with banks, mortgage holders, credit card issuers, auto financing providers, landlords, tax authorities, and other creditors.

Mortgage Loan Modifications 

The most common strategy used by our firm to prevent a house in severe mortgage arrears from going into foreclosure is a mortgage modification. Mortgage modification and other potential Retention Options are the potential goals of most homeowners in foreclosure because most people experiencing serious hardships with their mortgages are looking for “Retention Options

Credit Card Solutions 

For consumers, credit card debt and other unsecured personal loans are the most common types of debt. There are a few legal options for handling credit card debt, including the following: Litigation, bankruptcy, and/or negotiated settlements are the three options.

Debtor Litigation Defense 

Many of The Law Office of Ronald D. Weiss, P.C.’s clients face the possibility of litigation or collection activities from their creditors because they are accused of having debt that they are unable to pay or because they contest the existence, amount, or obligation of the debt.

Landlord Tenant Solutions

Landlord-Tenant Law is one of our firm’s areas of expertise; we defend landlords and tenants in a variety of legal proceedings before the Landlord-Tenant Court and the New York Supreme Court. When it comes to eviction and/or collecting large amounts of past due rent.

Distressed Real Estate 

A. Pre-Contract When a seller (the “Seller”) sells real estate to a buyer (the “Buyer”), there are usually a number of important steps involved. A seller will first list their property on the market for sale. A real estate broker is frequently hired by the seller to help locate possible buyers for their property.

Student Loan Solutions

In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes,” as Benjamin Franklin famously said. This phrase has recently been amended by popular opinion to include student loans. Since most jobs these days require a bachelor’s degree, the amount of debt that Americans owe on their student loans

Tax Debt Solutions 

Many people have trouble keeping up with their tax payments to the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance (“NYS”), which includes sales taxes, income taxes, payroll taxes, and other state taxes, as well as the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”), which includes individual income taxes.

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  • WELCOME: Belle Harbor, Queens

Belle Harbor is a small residential neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens, located on the western half of the Rockaway Peninsula, the southernmost area of the borough. Belle Harbor typically refers to the area spanning from Beach 126th to Beach 141st Streets.

The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 14. According to the 2010 United States Census, Belle Harbor, along with nearby Neponsit, had a population of just over 5,400. Belle Harbor is also known for being the site of the 2001 crash of American Airlines Flight 587, which resulted in the loss of 265 lives.

  • History

Development

The opening of passenger railroad service in 1880 to Rockaway Park from Long Island City and from Flatbush Terminal (now Atlantic Terminal) in downtown Brooklyn, via the Long Island Rail Road’s Rockaway Beach Branch, facilitated population growth on the Rockaways Peninsula.

The development of Belle Harbor began in 1900 when a New York State judge ordered the auction of land west of Rockaway Park. The area that now comprises Belle Harbor and the neighboring community of Neponsit was initially bought by Edward P. Hatch, who later sold it to the West Rockaway Land Company in 1907. Residential lots in Belle Harbor were auctioned off in 1915. Frederick J. Lancaster, president of the company and earlier developer of the Edgemere neighborhood, officially named the community.

Before Lancaster’s acquisition of the land, a group of men wishing to form a yacht club entered into a grant agreement with the West Rockaway Land Company in 1905. This group, named the Belle Harbor Yacht Club, purchased property from the company for four thousand dollars, including two hundred square feet of land and thirty plots of upland. The group received corporation status from the State of New York the same year, and by 1908, they began participating in their first inter-club ocean races with other yacht clubs in the city.

  • Demographics

Based on data from the 2010 United States Census, the population of the combined area of Breezy Point, Belle Harbor, Rockaway Park, and Broad Channel was 28,018, reflecting an increase of 1,307 (4.9%) from the 26,711 counted in 2000. These four neighborhoods cover an area of 2,033.88 acres (823.08 ha) and have a population density of 13.8 inhabitants per acre (8,800/sq mi).

The racial composition of the neighborhoods was predominantly White at 78.3% (21,946), followed by 7.5% (2,095) African American, 0.1% (29) Native American, 2.1% (595) Asian, and 0.0% (8) Pacific Islander. Additionally, 0.2% (66) were from other races, and 0.9% (259) were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race comprised 10.8% (3,020) of the population.

  • Geography

Belle Harbor is a suburban enclave on the Rockaway Peninsula, situated on a narrow barrier peninsula between the Atlantic Ocean to the south and Jamaica Bay to the north. It is bordered by the neighborhood of Neponsit to the west and Rockaway Park to the east. The area is known for its broad, white sandy beaches, which attract residents and visitors alike. As part of the New York City parks system, Rockaway Beach is open to the public and draws many day visitors (DFDs) during the week. From May 15 to September 30, street parking is prohibited on weekends and holidays, so visitors must use buses, bicycles, or the ferry/shuttle service to access the neighborhood beaches during these times. The bike lanes on Rockaway Beach Boulevard connect to both the Rockaway and Riis Park boardwalks and are part of the Jamaica Bay Greenway Bike Path.

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