Category: Q&A

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2023 September Q&A: Illegal Dishwasher

Q. Our Association is self-managed with 12 units. An owner installed a dishwasher without any written request or approval from the board. The board told her that we believed this was a violation, since all 12 units share one water tank an…

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2023 August Q&A: Problems with a Building Owner-Sponsor-Manager

Q. Our Nassau County co-op was converted in the 1980s. The current property manager owned and managed the property as a rental property pre-conversion. The firm still manages the property. Recently, two apartments we had for a resident su…

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2023 June Q&A: Camera? Action!

Q. I live in a 6-apartment condo building. Two of the residents have decided on their own without contacting the board or other residents to put cameras outside the doors to their units on two different floors. Is that legal for them to d…

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2023 May Q&A: Mitchell-Lama Board Elections

Q. I am a shareholder in a Mitchell-Lama cooperative. My question is this: If I have concerns about the results of the board of directors election, how can I get an independent person to recount the votes and confirm the tally? Management…

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2023 May Q&A: Mandatory Coverage

Q. My co-op board just voted to require all shareholders to buy homeowners insurance. I’d like to find out if that’s a common thing, but I don’t know who to ask. Thanks!                                           —Is This Right? A. “Re…

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2023 May Q&A: Recording Board Meetings

Q. Can one condominium board member’s voice recording of the board’s closed executive session meeting be restricted by the board?            —Inquiring About Privacy Issues A. “It is uncertain if this reader’s query is about whether a…

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2023 May Q&A: Viewing Owners’ Payment History

Q. Can a unit owner demand to see a copy of the monthly list of unit owners’ payments of the monthly HOA?           —Owner Seeking Access to Docs A. “Yes,” says attorney Aaron Shmulewitz of the New York City firm of Belkin Burden Gold…

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2023 April Q&A: Alterations in a Co-op

Q. My co-op recently approved my alteration agreement but is requiring an independent plumber to oversee the work of my contractor’s licensed (and bonded) plumber, and at my expense. My contractor has told me that this is quite unusual an…

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2023 March Q&A: Noisy Neighbors

Q. Hello, I am a shareholder of a two bedroom co-op. There are two occupants of the co-op unit under me. One goes to work, while the other individual is a malingerer. Neither is of the mindset “live and let live.” Neither has a problem wi…

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2023 March Q&A: Estate Sale Woes

Q. My mother passed away three years ago. I am handling the sale of her co-op in Queens. We emptied and painted the unit completely soon after she passed. I’ve been paying $850 a month maintenance fee for the empty unit while I was not al…

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