With cannabis use becoming increasingly normalized (as of this year, 38 states permit medical marijuana use and 23 permit both medical and recreational consumption), co-op and condo administrators are faced with yet another quality-of-life …
With more and more states legalizing marijuana for both medical and recreational purposes, co-op and condo boards and management are faced with yet another quality-of-life issue; conflict between those who are happy to finally be able to us…
Q. The 40-year-old, chain smoking, son of a shareholder lives with his parents and is not allowed to smoke in his apartment or in our co-op. Instead, he loiters directly below my apartment windows, and only below my window, and smokes alm…
Q. We need help with this dilemma. Our co-op’s public areas are all non-smoking – but what about the shareholders who share a terrace? Out of 82 terraces, 12 share their terraces with neighbors, some of whom smoke. It is a big problem for…
Q. I live in a co-op and my neighbor downstairs from me is constantly smoking. I brought it to the attention of the management and nothing has been done. What are my options as a shareholder? Do I bring legal action against management,…
Starting August 28, 2018, all residential buildings with three or more units in New York City will be required to adopt a written smoking policy . This applies to rentals, co-ops, and condos. The new ordinance, called Local Law 147 …
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…
Pet policies and smoking bans are just a couple of the more contentious issues that co-op and condo boards may be faced with as they carry out the administration of their communities. In this seminar, legal experts discuss how boards can be…
For those who live in multifamily residential buildings, the scenario is all too familiar: a neighbor lights up a cigarette inside their unit, and the smoke travels through the hallway and finds its way into neighboring residents’ homes. So…
Earlier this month, as reported by Barbara Ross in the Daily News , a condominium board at 400 Central Park West on Manhattan's Upper West Side saw fit to file suit against residents Josefina and Charles Berman, alleging that the woman a…