Law Offices of Jjais A. Forde, PLLC

New York | United States

REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY:

• Long Island Board of Realtors (LIBOR)

• National Association of Realtors (NAR)
  

• New York State Association of Realtors (NYSAR)

• Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY)

• Real Estate Finance Bureau

• Real Estate License Search
  

• FDIC Real Estate & Property Marketplace
  

REAL PROPERTY SEARCHES:

• Automated City Register Information System (ACRIS)

• Brooklyn New York Multiple Listing Service (BNYMLS)
  

• Multiple Listing Service of Long Island (MLSLI)

• NYC DOB Building Information System (BIS) 

• NYC Dept of City Planning (Zoning)

• NYC OATH Environmental Control Board (ECB)

REAL PROPERTY TAXES:

• NYC Dept of Finance

• NYC Tax Commission

• NYS Dept of Tax & Finance
  

• Nassau County Assessment Review Commission (ARC)

• NY Courts - Small Claims Assessment Review (SCAR)

RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION | Home Improvement:

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• NYC Dept of Consumer Affairs
  (Regulation of Home Improvement Contractors)

• New York State Attorney General

• General Business Law - Article 36-A

• Lien Law - Section 71-a(4)

BANKRUPTCY:

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• Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER)

• ​US Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of NY (EDNY)

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• ​US Bankruptcy Court Southern District of NY (SDNY)

• US Dept of Justice Trustee

   CREDIT COUNSELING | DEBTOR EDUCATION | FINANCIAL MGMT

• Allen Credit & Debt Counseling Agency

• Consumer Bankruptcy Counseling

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• GreenPath

• Start Fresh Today

COURTS:

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• Alternate Dispute Resolution

• New York State Unified Court System

• NYS Courts Electronic Filing (NYSCEF)

LEGAL RESEARCH:

• FindLaw
• Google Scholar
• Justia
• Legal Information Institute (Cornell)
• LexisWeb
• New York State Library (NYSL)

BAR ASSOCIATIONS:

• American Bar Association (ABA)

• American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL)
• Amistad Long Island Black Bar Association
• Association of Black Women Attorneys (ABWA)
• Federal Bar Association - Bankruptcy Law Section (FBA)
  
• Macon B. Allen Black Bar Association
  
• Metropolitan Black Bar Association (MBBA)
  
• Nassau County Bar Association (NCBA)
  

• ​​Nassau County Women's Bar Association
  
• National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA)
  
• National Bar Association (NBA)
  
• New York City Bar Association
• New York County Lawyers' Association (NYCLA)
• New York State Bar Association (NYSBA)
• New York Women's Bar Association (NYWBA)
• Queens County Bar Association (QCBA)
• Queens County Women's Bar Association (QCWBA)
• Women's Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY)