With filings for Local Law 97 and other related energy and environmental regulations looming, many co-op and condo boards may have questions about completing the filings properly and on schedule. While it’s best - crucial, in fact - that yo…

On April 14, a 56-unit limited-equity co-op called Sydney House debuted in a virtual ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by project stakeholders, lenders, city officials, and members of the co-op board, report s New York YIMBY .  The 7-…

Q. I’m trying to get my wife’s name added to my proprietary lease of my co-op. The manager is saying that it’ll cost me $600 to do so (!) and an additional fee of $150 to have an affidavit signed for a lost stock certificate. (Note: my ba…

Q. Can a co-op charge the shareholder a fee if they have guests for long periods of time? Can we ask for photo IDs?                                     —Reluctant Host A. “A ‘long period of time’ may be shorter than you think,” says a…

Q. We have a president of our co-op board that has been president for almost 30 years because he collects proxies from the shareholders who will not attend the yearly meeting and uses them to either reelect himself or others that side wit…

Last spring, amidst the panic and confusion of the burgeoning pandemic, condominium, co-op, and HOA communities were faced with the difficult task of deciding what to do about their shared amenities. Gyms, pools, clubhouses, and other popul…

When the sun seems to shine a bit brighter, warmer, and longer, and the first buds of spring start to appear on trees and bushes, many multifamily property managers, boards, and residents start to think about the landscaping at their buildi…

In multifamily properties where different households share in the use, visual enjoyment, and property value of landscaped outdoor elements, a lot of factors go into deciding what and where to plant, how to maintain it, and how much to spend…

In the spring of 2019, the New York City Council passed the Climate Mobilization Act—and with it, Local Law Number 97 (LL 97). LL 97 requires large existing buildings—those over 25,000 square feet—to reduce their carbon emissions 40% by 203…

Once again, a push to pass legislation requiring co-op boards to disclose their reasons for rejecting would-be shareholders is afoot in the New York State Senate. The bill is sponsored by housing committee chairman Brian Kavanagh, a Democra…