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Schneider, ESQ. Offi ces located in Long Island and NYC 516-393-5555 • 212-485-9400 www.schneiderbuchel.com KAGAN LUBIC LEPPER FINKELSTEIN & GOLD, LLP Providing Practical Legal Advice and Representation to Cooperative & Condominium Associations 200 Madison Ave., NY, NY 10016 • 212-252-0300 Jack E. Lepper • Ronald J. Gold • Adam D. Finkelstein www.kll-law.com Helping your Board with legal issues Answering Questions - Solving Problems Cooperative and Condominium Law Residential - Commercial Real Estate One North Broadway-Suite 800 White Plains, NY 10601 email: law@himmelfarb-sher.com website: www.himmelfarb-sher.com Contact: Ronald A. Sher, Esq., Norman D. Himmelfarb, Esq. Tel: (914) 682-0040 Direct Dial: (914) 461-0220 NYC and the Hamptons Contact: Marc A. Chiffert, P.E. marc@aecengineeringdesign.co m 917.65.9166 631.353.3375 18 THE COOPERATOR — APRIL 2020 COOPERATOR.COM Write to The Cooperator and we’ll publish your question, along with a response from one of our attorney advisors. Questions may be edited for taste, length and clar- ity. Send your questions to: darcey@cooperator.com. Q&A and houses, so it is unclear why HUD should diff erentiate co-ops (which are oft en treated like real property). “Every reconstitution is unique, and if the reader has questions, and does not fi nd answers in the documentation prepared by the co-op, or the off ering plan, or the co-op’s counsel, perhaps he should work with other shareholders and hire separate counsel to help them consider the ramifi cations of this important vote.” n Q&A continued from page 5 Disclaimer: Th e answers provided in this Q&A column are of a general nature and cannot substitute for professional advice regarding your specifi c circumstances. Always seek the advice of competent legal counsel or other qualifi ed profes- sionals with any questions you may have regard- ing technical or legal issues. building. Boards may have to permit access by a delivery person if a resident is sick or self-quarantined. Q. Should we close our gym, pool, play- room, or other amenity? A. Governor Cuomo decreed that all gyms had to close by 8 p.m. on March 16. While it is not clear whether this applies to private gyms in apartment buildings, boards may wish to close all indoor amenity spaces at this time. Q. What about open houses and brokers who want to show apartments? A. We recommend open houses be paused during this time as they can bring large groups of people into the building and place an unnecessary burden on already busy staff . Boards may permit individual showings, but should require that those visits be scheduled with the resident manager or management in advance. Th is advisory is off ered as a service to cli- ents and friends of Armstrong Teasdale LLP and Th e Cooperator, and is intended as an in- formal summary of certain recent legislation, cases, rulings, and other developments. Th is advisory does not constitute legal advice or a legal opinion and is not an adequate substitute for the advice of counsel. n COVID Q&A... continued from page 4