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30 THE COOPERATOR — OCTOBER 2019 COOPERATOR.COM O&S will ensure your building is compliant, energy e cient & safe for all residents. • Architectural & Structural Design • NYC Special Inspections • MEP Design & Energy Audits • Local Law Compliance – FISP, LL87 & 84 • Parking Garage Design & Renovation • Historical Building Restoration • Façades, Roofing & Windows Call us today to request a proposal. Follow us on social media. 520 8th Avenue, Suite 2004, New York, NY 10018 (646) 736-0699 www.oandsassociates.com EXPO PREVIEW The Cooperator Expo - New York’s Biggest & Best Co-op, Condo & Apt Expo Returns to the Javits Center On Tuesday, October 29th, thousands of in order to avoid liability in a discrimination board members, managers, apartment build- ing owners and co-op, condo, residents will gather at the Jacob K. Javits Center at 655 West 34th Street in Manhattan from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for another exciting, infor- mative edition of Th e Cooperator Expo. Th e Fall trade show is the autumnal coun- terpart to Th e Cooperator’s Spring Expo, an industry fi xture that has drawn hundreds of tion Act of 2019 contains signifi cant reforms vendors, service providers, industry profes- sionals, and attendees from all over the tri- state area for nearly 30 years. In fact, the spring event has been so peren- nially popular since its inception, Th e Coop- erator and its parent company, Yale Robbins maintenance deposits, late fees, lanlord-ten- Publications, launched the Fall Expo in 2017 ant proceedings, duty to mitigate, and pos- to off er a second opportunity for attendees to sible criminal charges and civil penalties for take advantage of everything that has made unlawful evictions. the spring show such a must-attend event for so many years now. Like its springtime counterpart, the Fall Cooperator Expo is an invaluable, one-of- a-kind opportunity for anyone involved in their building or association's day-to-day- op- erations to learn about the latest in building family buildings and associations —but many services from nearly 300 exhibitors, attend boards and managers have questions about informative seminars, get free advice from le- gal and management experts, and more. (And communities. Come fi nd out how solar works did we mention that it’s FREE to attend? Just in the multifamily context, from costs vs. ben- visit coopexpofall.com and register – it’s that efi ts and ROI to the incentives, fi nancing and easy.) Come Learn With Us Exhibitor booths, information, and demos are the heart of the Expo, but they're certainly not the only reason to swing by Javits. A full slate of relevant, well-curated educational seminars and expert panels will be running all day long, giving attendees the opportunity to take master classes on a broad array of timely tory landscape, making strong fi nancial de- topics. Th is year's roster includes: 10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Comfort Pets – How Boards Should Handle Legitimate Requests and Combat Fraudulent Ones Presented by Schneider Buchel LLP In buildings and associations that forbid your unique community. pets or limit the number or type of pets own- ers may have, navigating the law and ethi- cal issues around comfort pets can be tricky. Factor in the issue of residents claiming to be disabled and obtaining bogus paperwork designating their pets as 'comfort pets’ in or- der to skirt community rules, and the picture a compulsive litigator, a bully, a chainsmok- becomes even more confusing. Th is seminar ing animal hoarder, or just a resident who will clarify what the law actually says, what ignores every house rule and seems impervi- qualifi es as a comfort pet and service animal, ous to every penalty. Th is seminar will off er and how boards should deal with the requests tips on what boards can do to address these lawsuit. 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Th e Housing Stability & Tenant Protec- tion Act of 2019 and its Impact on Coopera- tives Presented by Kagan Lubic Lepper Finkel- stein & Gold LLP Th e Housing Stability and Tenant Protec- to New York State’s rent laws, and may have implications for co-ops. Th is seminar will provide an overview of the reforms, and dis- cuss how it may impact co-op communities, touching on issues including security and 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Th e Economics of Solar in NYC's Multi- family Residential Buildings Presented by Best Energy Power When it comes to saving both money and the environment, solar is the future for multi- how to make solar energy a reality for their subsidies available for buildings that go solar, to the actual panel installation process. 1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Financing Solutions – Navigating Op- tions for Your Building's Underlying Mort- gage in Today's Market Presented by Meridian Capital Group In an ever-changing fi nancial and regula- cisions for your building can be a challenge. Th is seminar will provide up-to-date infor- mation on lending and borrowing to help you manage your co-op's underlying mortgage in today’s environment, and choose the best fi nancial products and services available for 2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. What Boards Can Do When Talking Fails – Do's and Don'ts for Managing Prob- lem Residents and Objectionable Tenants Presented by Spolzino Smith Buss & Jacobs Th ere's at least one in every association: See us at Booth 318