Category: Law & Legislation

Law & Legislation Courtroom Roundup
2017 January Courtroom Roundup

The Obamas are leaving the White House, at least some of the Trumps will be moving in, and federal agencies have until mid-January to implement the outgoing administration’s policies and directives before the tide moves in what may be a ver…

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Law & Legislation So You've Been Sued...Now What?
So You've Been Sued...Now What?

Every board dreads the idea of being sued as a result of the decisions they make on behalf of their communities - but these legal pros have some advice about how to navigate this unpleasant but all-too-common occurrence. 

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Law & Legislation Hot-Button Legal Issues
2016 October Hot-Button Legal Issues

Part of being an effective board member is keeping abreast of legal and legislative issues that could impact your building and its residents. Attorney Marc H. Schneider discusses a few things that should be on your administrative radar. 

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Law & Legislation Bringing a Construction Defect Claim
2016 August Bringing a Construction Defect Claim

As more and more new condominium construction projects are built, completed and sold off (as well as cooperatives and homeowners associations, although less common) there has been a correspondingly large number of what have come to be known…

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Law & Legislation Why Litigate When You Can Mediate?
2016 July Why Litigate When You Can Mediate?

A condo board with a multimillion-dollar lawsuit, three years of aggravation and ulcers all around.  Everyone wants to feel heard, and, particularly in conflict—when emotions are often inflamed—it’s easy for understanding to be compromised…

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Law & Legislation HDFC Cooperative Conversions
2016 July HDFC Cooperative Conversions

On July 16, 2015, the Real Estate Finance Bureau of the New York Department of Law issued “Guidance on Housing Development Fund Corporations Seeking to Transfer or Sell Property for, or Otherwise Convert Property to Market-Rate Use” (the “G…

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