On April 12, Governor Cuomo issued updates to Executive Order 202, including instructions for employees of essential businesses and entities -- which, according to multiple legal pros include co-op, condo, and HOA employees -- to be provide…
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Include Community Associations in the Paycheck Protection Program
On April 9, Community Associations Institute (CAI) Senior VP of Government & Public Affairs Dawn Bauman sent an email to CAI members nationwide, calling for a concerted effort to get community associations included in the Paycheck Protectio…
Wearing Face Masks to Reduce the Spread of COVID-19
With confirmed cases of COVID-19 still on the rise, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recommending that people wear face coverings made of cloth or fabric when out in public spaces where six feet of physical di…
REBNY Report: Broker Confidence Hits Record Lows
In a statement released on April 9, the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) reports that broker confidence in NYC has hit its lowest point on record, according to the trade association’s Q1 2020 Quarterly Real Estate Broker Confidence …
Cuomo Halts All Non-Essential Construction
On Friday, March 27, Governor Cuomo expanded the list of New York businesses considered ‘non-essential’ and therefore required to shut down to include all construction activities except for roads, bridges, transit facilities, utilities, hos…
Real Estate's Response to Crisis
Crises have the tendency to bring out humanity’s best—the healthcare professionals, delivery people, and residential building workers on the front lines of the current pandemic, for example—but of course they can also throw humanity’s worst…
REBNY Announces Coronavirus Resource Hub
The Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY), the City’s leading real estate trade association, today announced the launch of go.rebny.com/ CoronavirusResources , the group’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource Hub website, which is available …
Coronavirus Litigation Exception
NOTE: The following is content submitted to The Cooperator from a professional contributor, and reflects that contributor's opinions, experience, and expertise. On March 22, 2020, the Hon. Lawrence K. Marks, Chief Administrative Judge of t…
Holding Board & Shareholder Meetings Under Social Distancing
NOTE: The following is content submitted to The Cooperator from a professional contributor, and reflects that contributor's opinions, experience, and expertise. Board members and shareholders of cooperatives (co-ops) and condominiums (c…
Coronavirus/COVID-19 Advice for Managers
In this informative Q&A, the Community Associations Institute (CAI), and fellows of the College of Community Association Lawyers (CCAL) Matt Ober and David present a special virtual, LIVE Q&A presentation about the issues facing community…