Like so many other communities throughout the United States, New York City remains segregated in many respects—racially, economically, and socially—but even so, the city has achieved a level of housing integration despite the systemic force…
The vast majority of co-op and condominium boards are well intentioned and work diligently with their management and accountants to draft and monitor their annual budgets—and recalibrate them as necessary. Despite their best efforts to keep…
Q: I am in a same-sex marriage, and bought a co-op with my partner before marriage equality became the law of the land. I recently reached out to our board about adding my partner’s name to the stock certificate. It’s a very gay-friendly bo…
With more and more states legalizing marijuana for both medical and recreational purposes, co-op and condo boards and management are faced with yet another quality-of-life issue; conflict between those who are happy to finally be able to us…
The Cooperator Events Presents a Virtual Town Hall: Legal Updates & New State, Local & Federal Legislation - What Boards Should Know . Sponsored by Smith Buss & Jacobs LLP Tuesday June 29, 2021 at 2:00 PM WATCH ON DEMAND In addition …
Co-op shareholders, board members, and their support professionals are breathing a collective sigh of relief this week as the New York State legislature passed a bill exempting co-ops from certain provisions of the Housing Stability and Ten…
In the past 20 years, New York City and its co-op/condo community has survived three major historical events: the attacks of 9/11, the Great Recession, and the COVID-19 pandemic - all while being led by two mayors from different ends of the…
In a development sure to be of interest to New York’s co-op housing community, State Assemblymember Jeffrey Dinowitz (D) of New York’s 81st district announced the passage of a bill during the recently-ended legislative session that would al…
A broad real estate coalition today applauded the measures President Biden has taken to stabilize the housing sector and urged the administration to sunset the federal moratorium on evictions on June 30, 2021. In a joint letter to Presiden…
In a statement released on Thursday, June 10, Service Employees International Union SEIU 32BJ President Kyle Bragg lauded the passage of S6350A/A7434 - a landmark piece of legislation the union had long championed on behalf of workers in tr…