[landlord Us-ny] Is This Normal For Lawyers To Do This?
My last post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Landlord/comments/1vtzrzp/comment/p53xffv/?context=3
Is it normal for lawyer to do this?:
He was super responsive before I paid him. He gave two options 1) to pay him fix amount or 2) to pay him as the case goes on but then it will be extra per court appearance
I paid him fix amount to avoid getting charged extra.
Here is the problem: My tenant had 10 days to respond to eviction case for non payment which was by Aug 17. I followed up with my lawyer on Aug 17 (Monday) but no reply, then again I followed up with him on Aug 19 (Thursday) then my lawyer replied and told me tenant hasn't replied so far.
But then I checked on NYSCEF website and it said my tenant did actually file an answer on Aug 11. I thought maybe I was seeing something wrong so I confirmed it with chatgpt too.
I reached out to my lawyer back the same day Aug 19 (Thursday) but no reply, I reached out to him again on Aug 20 (Friday) but still no reply?
My questions:
1) Is it normal for lawyers to say tenant didn't file while tenant had actually filed?
2) Is it normal for lawyers to reply after these many days?
3) Do I have any options regarding my lawyer? I chose the lawyer path because I wanted it to be quicker instead of doing it on my own.
This is the first time I am doing eviction.
Thank you
Location: Brooklyn, NYC, New York
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