Q. Can married couples serve on the co-op board at same time? —Concerned Stakeholder A. “Unless specifically prohibited in the corporate documents or bylaws,” says attorney Adam Leitman Bailey of Adam Leitman Baile…
Q. There is structural damage in a sponsor-owned apartment. The rent-controlled tenants who live there require specific accommodations within their apartment due to a disability. The overall construction is the co-op’s responsibility; how…
Q. I live in a co-op and my neighbor downstairs from me is constantly smoking. I brought it to the attention of the management and nothing has been done. What are my options as a shareholder? Do I bring legal action against management,…
Do you remember when you were a kid that the closest thing you had to a cell phone at the time was two cups with a string tautly attached between them, and then speaking into one cup to see if your friend holding the other could hear you? T…
Co-op, condo and HOA boards are tasked with a great many responsibilities – including determining and promoting both the day-to-day and longer-term interests of their residents. That’s a tall order, and it’s largely achieved through the imp…
Mental health and mental illness are two topics many are reluctant to address - but when a resident in a co-op, condo, or HOA community is struggling, sometimes that struggle can impact their neighbors, board, and management professionals. …
Beginning in the new year, New York City buildings will have to make sure their gas lines are up to code. On January 1, 2019, the city's Local Law 152 (passed in 2016 ) will go into effect. It means that gas piping systems of all b…
In a city where new luxury condo and co-op developments are pretty much the norm, not every project announcement is front-page newsworthy. But in the Bronx, where the vast majority of the residential market is of the rental variety, Brook…
As long as humans have congregated in towns and cities, pests - be they rodents, insects, or even birds - have been a problem. In this clip, a pair of pest control pros spill the tea on which pests are peskiest when it comes to multifamily …
Upper Manhattan, particularly the neighborhoods of Washington Heights and Inwood, continues to be Manhattan’s last frontier for residential development. With a relative abundance of residential-zoned building sites and excellent subway acce…