Q. I have been a shareholder for close to 20 years in a building that went co-op in the late 80s and whose bylaws and governance are still dictated in most part by the original offering plan/proprietary lease that was standard issue at th…

This summer and early fall, several massive storms struck the United States in rapid succession. Hurricane Ida cut a huge swath of damage from the Louisiana coast to New England. Record flooding, tornadoes, and sustained high winds damaged …

New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s Labor Day signing of four pieces of new legislation protecting and supporting workers gave those laws a lot of visibility. (Readers of CooperatorNews can find a summary of two of those four pieces of legisla…

Among the most unfortunate effects of the COVID-19 pandemic is the chill it cast—and is still casting—over social activities nearly everywhere, including in multifamily communities. So little was known early on about how the virus was sprea…

In light of the tragic condo building collapse in Surfside, Florida, earlier this year, condo and co-op boards, as well as rental building landlords, are taking a hard look at their building system inspection policies. While all mandatory i…

The forward march of innovation is constantly changing the face of nearly every industry—including residential real estate. To keep co-ops, condominiums, and other multifamily communities functioning optimally, we need to keep abreast of th…

The tragic collapse of the Champlain Towers South condo in Surfside, Florida, last June has prompted many industries to assess and reform their practices to enhance safety and oversight of the large—and growing—multifamily building sector i…

Building lobbies and hallways are high-traffic areas, prone to tracked-in dirt and street grime, scuffs from shoes, luggage, and equipment, slush and salt in the winter, and in dog-friendly buildings, the occasional indiscretion committed b…

The Cooperator Events Presents a Virtual Town Hall:  A Matter of Trust - When Owners Transfer Apartments to Trusts, LLCs, & Other Legal Entities.  Sponsored by Smith Buss & Jacobs LLP Tuesday November 16, 2021 at 2:00 PM WATCH ON DEMAND…

In recent months, there have been two major cyberattacks on property management firms. Personal information for building residents and employees, including Social Security numbers, dates of birth, mailing addresses, driver’s license numbers…