As we step into 2025, the new Administration's actions are already reshaping housing policy. The recent White House announcement to temporarily pause agency grants, loans, and other financial assistance programs highlights the importance of…
In the labyrinth of our legal system, changes to a law can reverberate outward to impact areas not originally intended. Such is the possibility with recent changes—and changes to those changes—to the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). Hal Co…
What’s a board to do when a shareholder or unit owner consistently fails to hold up their end of the agreements—both spoken and unspoken—that underpin successful multifamily living, either through nonpayment of fees, or objectionable behavi…
According to a recent press release, at 11 a.m. on Friday, January 17, dozens of residential industry leaders, builders, property owners, affordable housing advocates and policymakers will convene across the street from the Brooklyn federal…
Co-op boards once had near absolute power to reject applicants for purchase of shares for almost any reason. Over the years, the courts and New York City have narrowed that prerogative in an effort to curtail housing discrimination. Effecti…
Over the past several years, liability and excess liability insurance carriers have been exiting the New York marketplace. This trend has led to fewer options for securing proper coverage, and higher premiums for obtaining sufficient covera…
On December 23rd, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision staying the nationwide injunction issued by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas earlier this month. This court order reinstates the deadline for f…
As 2024 draws to a close, boards and managers should be aware of new legislation which profoundly impacts admissions practices in community associations in New York City. The legislation, popularly known as the Fair Chance for Housing Act,…
With the Climate Mobilization Act (including Local Law 97), many condos and co-ops have been looking for ways to make their buildings more energy-efficient. This expert panel discussion will cover the history of heat pumps, what makes them …
When your shower body ruptures, or a leak from your neighbor’s bad grout job dampens your ceiling, or when your condo has to break through your gorgeous marble tile to fix a broken pipe, who's responsible for repairing your unit? And even m…