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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.

East Flatbush is a residential area in New York City’s Brooklyn borough. East Flatbush is defined north by Crown Heights and Empire Boulevard, east by Brownsville and East 98th Street, south by Flatlands, Canarsie, and the Long Island Rail Road’s Bay Ridge Branch, and west by the Flatbush neighborhood and New York Avenue. East Flatbush is a largely African American neighborhood with a population of 135,619 according to the 2010 United States Census.

East Flatbush’s borders, like those of many Brooklyn neighborhoods, are subjective/porous; however, its northern border is roughly at Empire Boulevard and East New York Avenue east of East 91st Street, its southern border is near the Long Island Rail Road Bay Ridge Branch, its eastern border is roughly at East 98th Street, and its western border is roughly at Nostrand/New York Avenues.

East Flatbush is separated into three neighborhood tabulation areas (Erasmus, Farragut, and Remsen Village), which together make up the population of the area. According to data from the 2010 United States Census, the aggregate population of East Flatbush’s neighborhood tabulation areas was 135,619, a decrease of -9,740 (-7.2%) from 145,359 in 2000. The neighborhood covered an area of 1,871.5 acres (757.4 hectares), with a population density of 72.5 inhabitants per acre (46,400/sq mi; 17,900/km2).

The 67th Precinct of the New York Police Department, also known as Fort Jah among officers, is located at 2820 Snyder Avenue. In 2010, the 67th Precinct was ranked 40th safest out of 69 patrol areas in terms of crime per capita. With a non-fatal assault rate of 80 per 100,000 persons in 2018, East Flatbush had a higher rate of violent crime per capita than the rest of the city. The incarceration rate is 597 per 100,000 persons, which is higher than the city’s overall average.[ The crime rate in the Precinct is lower than it was in the 1990s, with a 79.9% decline in all categories between 1990 and 2018. The precinct recorded 6 murders, 43 rapes, 246 robberies, 601 felony assaults, 225 burglaries, 586 grand larcenies, and In 2018, there were 98 grand thefts of automobiles.

The New York City Fire Department’s (FDNY) Engine Co. 310/Ladder Co. 174 firehouse is located at 5105 Snyder Avenue.

As of 2018, preterm births and births to teenage moms were more common in East Flatbush than elsewhere in the city. East Flatbush had 126 preterm births per 1,000 live births (compared to 87 citywide) and 20.6 births to teenage mothers per 1,000 live births (compared to 19.3 citywide). East Flatbush has a large number of uninsured persons who obtain healthcare through Medicaid.In 2018, the estimated population of uninsured residents was 15%, which is higher than the citywide rate of 12%.

East Flatbush has less access to the New York City Subway than Flatbush. The IRT Nostrand Avenue Line (2 and 5 trains) features stops near the western edge of East Flatbush, including Newkirk Avenue-Little Haiti, Beverly Road, and Church Avenue. The IRT New Lots Line (2, 3, 4, and 5) station is located at the intersection of Sutter Avenue, Rutland Road, and East 98th Street, on the neighborhood’s eastern boundary with Brownsville.

As of 2018, East Flatbush had a lower percentage of residents with a college education than the rest of the city. While 30% of inhabitants aged 25 and over have a college degree or higher, 15% have less than a high school diploma, and 55% are high school graduates or have some college education. In comparison, 40% of Brooklynites and 38% of city residents have a college degree or above. The number of East Flatbush pupils succeeding in math has been improving, with arithmetic achievement rising from 32% in 2000 to 51% in 2011, while reading achievement within the same time period remained consistent at 42%.

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