In a fiery August 10th press statement, International Service Workers Union 32BJ SEIU slammed Senate Republicans and President Trump “for devaluing their work and lives by denying them hazard pay and refusing to pass” the Health and Economi…
On Friday, July 24, New York State passed S6874A/A8903-A, a bill granting the NY Department of State greater authority to punish real estate licensees for violating the state’s Human Rights Law. According to the text of the bill, “The…
According to a recent press release from New York-based law firm Herrick, the City has announced that the Uniform Land Use Review Process, or ULURP, will restart in August. The release states that “ULURP has been ‘on pause’ since March, res…
The dwindling momentum for NYC property tax reform is being exacerbated by the coronavirus crisis and adjacent economic disaster, according to a recent report in the Gotham Gazette . An advisory commission convened by the Mayor and the C…
Last week, Thomas M. Skiba, CAE, CAI’s chief executive officer, and Ursula K. Burgess, Esq., president of CAI’s Board of Trustees, released a statement calling for equality and justice . As communities continue to navigate the current cr…
The New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) recently published an amended rule that increases the filing fees for Facade Inspection Safety Program (FISP) Reports required to be conducted cyclically by owners of buildings taller than…
Tenants, landlords, lawyers, and others involved in the adjudication of New York State’s commercial and residential evictions have some temporary certainty (if that’s not an oxymoron) after New York State Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence…
With the expiration of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s moratorium on evictions on June 20, New York’s Housing Courts began hearing new eviction cases on Monday, June 22. How this transition will play out in practice remains to be seen. On one hand…
According to a press release from the Service Employees International Union Local 32BJ, over a dozen residential workers at a luxury condo in Manhattan’s Financial District have gone on strike as of 7a.m. Monday, May 18 to protest what they…
Editor's note: This article is Part 2 of a two-part series from the authors examining some of the many legal questions and considerations raised by the global pandemic for co-op, condo, and HOA boards, as well as landlords and building owne…