Legal Question in Criminal Law in New York

bad check

Im in NY. If a tenant bounces a rent check then is evicted and has not repayed the bounced check is it a civil or criminal matter?


Asked on 11/09/08, 1:07 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Warren Markowitz Warren R. Markowitz, Esq

Re: bad check

It can be handled as both. The debt is a civil matter, The passing of the bad check is a criminal matter relating to fraud.

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Answered on 11/09/08, 7:32 pm


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