Our co-op elected its new officers, as usual. However, this year, there were two amendments to the proprietary lease, one for staggered board terms and the other to change our transfer fee, or flip tax, from one month’s maintenance to two…
Certain shareholders in our building keep some personal belongings (i.e., bikes, baby strollers, skates) in the hallways next to their apartments. Sometimes we have to squeeze by their hallway clutter to get to our own units. Is there an…
The original condo declaration, bylaws, amendments and house rules allow for renovations without board approval to interior units if they do not affect common area are not structural in nature. I installed a wall partition (does not affe…
My building has a rental apartment that was bought from a previous shareholder. Apparently, an amended document was not filed with the state attorney’s office, so there are still shares attached to this apartment. These shares were voted b…
I’m a president of a new condo and have no experience running one prior to this. There is an apartment in the condo that consistently has children dropped off. After some inquiry it turns out to be the children of relatives, around 4 or …
The tenant below me smokes nonstop. Her windows are always fully open and the smoke travels directly into my apartment above. My apartment smells like an ashtray and of course leaves us vulnerable to second-hand smoke. Even with our wind…
Can a designated trustee of a co-op apartment serve as a member of a co-op board in any role? —Upper East Side Shareholder A “The general answer to the question is yes provided that the bylaws of the corporation or th…
I am president of a co-op, which has a swimming pool. The question has come up as to whether or not a lifeguard is required by law. I am writing because I found an article on the Internet on cooperator.com found at (cooperator.com/artic…
I’m a condo owner in New York City. I have written to the management company of our condo regarding some issues I have been having, but the management company has not taken any action to remedy the situation. I would like to make my mai…
Who is responsible for chimney maintenance in a New York City co-op? (Not all the apartments have fireplaces.) Also, who is responsible for repairing/replacing windows? My apartment is a loft with unique windows that are not easily repaire…