With the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic throwing the brakes on so much everyday economic activity, the nation may be teetering on the verge of recession as governments and financial institutions attempt to control not just the spread of the …

In a recent press release, the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) announced the launch of  https://rebny.com/content/rebny/en/Coronavirus.html , the group’s coronavirus/COVID-19 resource hub website, which has been made available to al…

The Cooperator Events presents a virtual town hall sponsored by Gallet Dreyer & Berkey, LLP Wednesday May 13 at 2:00 PM. COVID, Communications, & the Law - Practical Advice for Boards & Managers WATCH ON DEMAND This informative webinar w…

Q.   Our super was hired six months ago. He’s a hard worker and all the tenants like him. But the president of the board fired him three days before his six-month probation period was up. The tenants requested a special meeting to find out…

While the majority of apartment dwellers are by nature accustomed to less living space than, say, single-family suburban homeowners, those in denser areas can offset that lack of personal square-footage by living a larger percentage of thei…

Seward Park Cooperative on the Lower East Side of Manhattan (where this author has lived for the last 15 years, and has served on its board of directors for the last six) is a remarkably diverse community of 5,000 or so New Yorkers that pri…

Whether you’re living in a co-op apartment building in Manhattan, a condo on Chicago’s Gold Coast, or a townhouse community or HOA in Las Vegas, Reno, or Florida, issues of legality and liability are always a concern for owners, board membe…

It seemed to come out of nowhere, and hit the city like a whirlwind. As grim daily reports rolled in from China, Italy, and other hard-hit countries, Americans—and perhaps in particular New Yorkers, those most intrepid of city dwellers—watc…

The Cooperator Events presents a virtual town hall sponsored by FirstService Residential Wednesday May 6 at 2:00 PM. The Fight Against COVID-19: Keeping Your Community Clean & Your Staff Safe Residential boards and managers are facing a …

The COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing it necessitates have compelled the managing agents and boards of condo and co-op properties to adapt to a “new normal,” changing the way many ordinary tasks are executed, from package delivery to …