While residents generally like the idea of community that living in a condominium or co-op provides (that’s why many opt for this type of ownership), few are as excited about the idea of serving on their community’s governing board, or on a…
Condos and co-ops are unique in their management structure, of which there are two levels: the board of the association or corporation, which governs the community on behalf of the unit owners or shareholders, and a hired management agent, …
Over the past year, you may have been one of the many who tuned in to CooperatorEvents’ popular free Virtual Town Hall Webinar series. For 2021, CooperatorEvents is again expanding our roster of resources for boards, managers, and reside…
When the State of New York passed the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act (HSTPA) in June 2019, legislators may not have envisioned that the law would have repercussions for co-op and condo owners - but in fact it did just that. T…
When purchasing a residence in a condominium, homeowners association or a co-op, you by default agree to reside in a community association. You live in relatively close proximity to your neighbors and equally share the right to utilize comm…
Following the January 20 inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) President James Whelan released the following statement: “New York and our entire nation continue to fa…
The Cooperator Events Presents A Virtual Town Hall: Tax Time - Filing, Paying, and the Income Tax Implications of Working Remotely. Sponsored by Czarnowski & Beer LLP. Thursday January 7, 2021 at 1:30PM EST WATCH ON DEMAND 2020 has been …
It’s become axiomatic that over time, technology gets smaller, more efficient, and more capable of multiple increasingly sophisticated and specialized tasks. Think about your mobile phone. There was a time in the not-so-distant past that it…
The Cooperator Events Presents a Virtual Town Hall: Enhancing Performance, Reducing Costs - Charting Your Building's Path to LL97 Carbon Emissions Compliance. Sponsored by FirstService Residential. Tuesday Dec 8, 2020, 2:00 PM EST WATCH …
This past July, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a major lawsuit and settlement with the National Association of Realtors (NAR) about anti-competitive practices. According to Stephen Brobeck, a senior fellow at the Consumer Fe…