Smoking, dogs, and bedbugs: either one or all of those issues can affect you as a co-op or condo owner. Many residents have experienced a cloud of cigarette smoke in the hallway, the loud bark of a noisy dog in the middle of the night, or e…
Homesharing is a trend that's not likely to disappear any time soon -- and it poses unique challenges to boards. This seminar explores the legality of homesharing, security/privacy concerns, house rules for co-ops/condos, and impact on prop…
Every association has one: the compulsive litigator, the bully, the hoarder, the smoker, the difficult roommate, the weekend worker, and the resident who disregards every house rule and seems impervious to every penalty. This seminar will o…
Parking in New York City can be the pits. The spot-to-car ratio is unfavorable for the modern motorist, to say the least. Those who invest in property within condominium or cooperative properties may well one day want to start a family, pac…
Having an apathetic, uncommunicative board is a big issue in many buildings and associations, but the opposite situation—a board that oversteps its authority—can be just as problematic. When a board does something it should not do, or fail…
It's probably no surprise that no matter what field of law they practice in, attorneys have some pretty good stories. (The volume of television shows and movies devoted to lawyers and legal procedures may be one indicator of this.) T…
Private homeowners can do pretty much whatever they want in their own homes, as long as it’s not illegal and doesn’t put other people or private property at risk. These same rights are not always afforded to co-op owners, however, and in s…
Concern over health, the environment, and an evolving legal landscape has prompted a number of condo and co-op boards in communities across New York City’s five boroughs to ban cigarette smoking not only in common outdoor areas but in i…
Every co-op or condo has rules and regulations that have been put in place to define the board’s authority and limitations of power, as well as outline the rules for the community, residents or shareholders. And although the governing d…
Though many co-op buildings forbid subletting for an array of reasons, some co-op (and many more condo) buildings have populations of rental tenants residing in them. The arrangement is mostly peaceful and drama-free, but friction does o…