A new NYC law will place yet another inspection requirement on co-op and condo communities with parking facilities on their premises. Known as Local Law 126/2021, the measure is only the latest in a long and growing string of ordinances pas…
Category: Law & Legislation
With political divisions a hallmark of the times, debates about free speech dominating many a news feed, and midterm elections looming, many co-op, condo, and HOA boards are fielding questions - and complaints - about political signage and …
If you live in a condominium, cooperative or HOA, you’re participating in a small-scale democracy run by an elected group of volunteers. As in any democracy, those affected by the board’s decisions are encouraged to get involved in the proc…
With safety and environmental regulations on the increase, co-op and condo communities in New York City face a growing slate of compliance work that must be completed in a timely manner in order to avoid fines and other costly penalties. Of…
The job of managing a multifamily property is hectic, and often stressful - but it’s rarely (and blessedly) ever deadly. A tragic exception to that unfolded on August 22 in Atlanta, Georgia, when according to local news outlets a local cond…
In 2016, the New York City Council passed a citywide ordinance requiring the installation of natural gas detectors, 180 days after “an industry standard concerning the use of natural gas detecting devices in residential buildings has been p…
Even though 2022 started off with a backlog of court proceedings and legislative sessions after months of COVID closures and related scheduling issues, a number of cases and bills of interest to the multifamily housing community have gone t…
Last week, the New York State Senate did not take up renewal or replacement of the 421a tax abatement that is set to expire on June 15, 2022, leaving the fate of the program—and new residential building in the city—in limbo. Currently kno…
The Real Deal reports that developer Barnet Liberman has been sued for failure to pay common charges in the building he co-developed and in which he owns (or just lives in, depending who you ask—see below) the penthouse. Along with a part…
On May 10, 32BJ SEIU and Laborers’ Local 79 rallied at City Hall in support of the One45 Harlem development project and spotlighted the project’s workforce housing proposal that will bring family-sustaining union jobs to Harlem. The rally c…