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This year, New York City passed the first landmarks in the long road to compliance with Local Law 97, the city’s roadmap to carbon neutrality by 2050. Many have questioned the approach and ultimate possibility of success for this program, n…
In a decision handed down earlier this fall, a ground-floor commercial tenant in a condo building on Manhattan’s Upper East Side lost its bid to compel the condo association to pay a monthly fee for the alleged damages and disruptions cause…
According to a recent press release from the National Housing Coalition (NHC) the Trump administration added another set of tariffs expected to increase the cost of housing, this time targeting both lumber and timber imports, as well as…
According to a recent news item from the National Housing Conference (NHC), the Conference is leading a coalition of 28 affordable housing organizations and industry groups currently urging Senate leadership to bring the bipartisan Re…
According to a recent bulletin from the Council of New York Cooperatives and Condominiums (CNYC), all NYC co-ops and condos with more than three residential units are subject to Local Law 31, which requires XRF testing for lead-based paint …
The introduction of New York State Senate Bill S7541 has raised the specter that shared-interest communities, including co-ops and condominiums, may have to release the results of engineering reports, inspections, and permits to residents, …
On July 4th, the “Big Beautiful Bill” was signed into law, making significant changes to the nation’s tax and benefits systems and expanding certain housing and economic development policies. According to a statement from the National Housi…
Access agreements—the legal documents you must secure before you can encroach upon your neighbors’ property to carry out needed work on your own—have long been a thorn in the side of co-ops and condos. This is particularly true in Manhattan…
According to a June 17 press release from the National Housing Conference (NHC), a new report from the Conference outlines conditions for administrative release from the long-standing conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enter…
New Yorkers are not big fans of sidewalk sheds—the hulking, sunlight-and-storefront-blocking, trash-accumulating, rat-sheltering metal-and-plywood structures that protect passers-by from falling debris during facade repair and restoration w…