Resolve Your New York Legal Dispute With Confidence.
Owed money? Dealing with a broken agreement? Considering small claims court? DocDraft helps you understand your options, prepare personalized legal documents, and take meaningful steps toward resolving your dispute.
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You have a problem to solve. Let’s help you move forward.
Legal disputes can be frustrating, especially when you’re unsure where to start or what your options are.
DocDraft helps you organize the facts, prepare clear written documents, and work toward your desired outcome.
Understand your options
Explain what happened and what you’re trying to accomplish.
Put your position in writing
Get help preparing demand letters, dispute correspondence, and other documents relevant to your situation.
Work toward a resolution
Take the next step yourself or seek additional assistance from a qualified attorney.
What kind of legal dispute are you facing?
Demand Letters
Formally communicate your concerns, explain what you’re requesting, and document an opportunity to resolve the issue.
Small Claims Court
Understand the process and prepare relevant information and documents for a potential small claims case.
Unpaid Money & Debt Disputes
Address situations involving unpaid invoices, personal loans, or disagreements about money owed.
Breach of Contract
Document alleged failures to honor an agreement and prepare for possible resolution.
Consumer Disputes
Address problems involving purchases, services, refunds, or disputed charges.
Property & Neighbor Disputes
Organize facts and correspondence involving property damage, boundaries, or other disagreements.
How DocDraft works
Tell us what happened
Describe the dispute, who’s involved, and the outcome you’re seeking.
Prepare your documents
DocDraft helps you organize the details and draft correspondence or legal documents relevant to your circumstances.
Take your next step
Send a letter, prepare for a potential claim, or explore attorney assistance when appropriate.
- Tell me what happened.
- A client has not paid my invoice for two months.
- Which New York county is this in?
- Kings County
- What would you like this document to do?
- A firm request for payment with a clear deadline.
- Payment demand letterFirst draft ready to review
I am writing to request payment of the outstanding invoice by the date stated below.
Resolving civil disputes in New York
Not every legal disagreement needs to begin with a lawsuit.
Depending on the circumstances, a written demand, direct negotiation, or other dispute-resolution approach may help.
When a lawsuit is necessary, New York small claims courts generally hear money-only claims within their limits: up to $10,000 in New York City Civil Court, up to $5,000 in City Courts outside New York City, and up to $3,000 in Town and Village Courts. Nassau County and western Suffolk County have their own $5,000 limit.
Small claims court is generally for individuals 18 or older. Businesses usually use a separate commercial claims process, and larger claims belong in other courts.
The appropriate court, deadlines, available remedies, and filing requirements depend on your particular dispute.
DocDraft helps you begin by organizing your facts and preparing relevant documents.
Bring your draft. Ask your questions.
Some questions call for more than paperwork. Explore document review and consultation options with a licensed attorney.
12. Security deposit. Landlord will refund the deposit, less deductions for damage beyond normal wear and tear1, with an itemized statement of any amount kept, within 14 days after Tenant vacates the premises.
Does carpet wear from two years of normal living count as damage?
18. Default. If rent is late, Landlord may start a nonpayment proceeding only after serving Tenant a written demand giving at least fourteen days' notice2 to pay the rent or surrender the premises.
Can my landlord just text me the rent demand, or must it be served another way?
Your questions, answered
Take the first step toward a resolution.
You don’t have to know every legal detail to get started. Tell DocDraft what happened, what you want to accomplish, and where you need help.
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