Tag: Right to privacy

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2023 November Q&A: Rights to Docs

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

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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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Q&A Q&A: Viewing Owners’ Payment History
2022 October 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 Goldma…

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2022 September Q&A: Somebody’s Watching Me

Q. At what point do security cameras become a creepy form of police-state surveillance, and how is a community able to respond to prevent abuse of board authority on such things?   Our co-op community on Long Island has had basic securit…

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Q&A Q&A: Proving Non-Resident Status
2019 June Q&A: Proving Non-Resident Status

Q. We have a problem with a shareholder circumventing sublet rules by claiming that the occupant of their unit is a ‘roommate.’ The actual shareholder does not live here, but she shows up occasionally and sits on the stoop to make her pre…

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Q&A Q&A: Breach of Confidentiality?
2018 March Q&A: Breach of Confidentiality?

Q. Say a shareholder spoke to the president and vice president of the board and disclosed his or her health condition. And later on, the president and vice president lost re-election to the board and found out that the shareholder did not…

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Maintenance The Drone Debate
2016 April The Drone Debate

Drones. Everyone has heard of them. No one is sure what to make of them. Are they destined to be the scourge of the skies? Or are they simply a brilliant convenience that will allow regular folks to complete everyday tasks from the comfort …

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Security A  Private Matter
2012 December A Private Matter

The issue of intellectual property and an individual’s right to privacy has become a greater concern since more and more people conduct their lives online—whether for banking, social media or dating. While the aforementioned generally h…

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Q&A Q&A: Security Cameras and the Right to Privacy
2012 November Q&A: Security Cameras and the Right to Privacy

Q Is it lawful for security cameras to be placed inside a co-op’s community room that shareholders are paying to use for their private parties? Is this not an intrusion of privacy? —Suspicious of Big Brother A “The qu…

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