Category: On The Board

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NOTE: The following is content submitted to The Cooperator from a professional contributor, and reflects that contributor's opinions, experience, and expertise.   The coronavirus outbreak has highlighted the tension between the rights of …

Multifamily residential buildings provide both privacy and community. Privacy, because a recluse in New York City can have almost anything delivered to his door and thus never have to leave the sanctuary of his apartment; and community, bec…

Following on the sweeping -- and controversial -- Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019, the New York state legislature has proposed a bill that some fear could have disastrous implications for residential real estate acro…

Last summer, Governor Cuomo signed into law the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security (SHIELD) Act, which requires all businesses and organizations in possession of electronic personal information about any resident of New York St…

Kickback schemes, bid mishandling, and the like are not always easy to identify—or to prove – because like any illicit activity, this type of fraud is perpetrated in secret. That's why it's imperative to build a few basic safeguards into…

Local Law 97 applies to buildings over 25,000 square-feet - including co-op and condo communities. In this short clip, learn how LL97 may impact your building, and find out what your board needs to do in order to be in compliance with it.  …

While many NYC building owners and managers have committed to reduce energy waste in their properties, promote efficiency, and strive for a greener city and planet, the sweeping nine-bill Climate Mobilization Act passed in May of 2019 and t…

In a recent Real Estate piece, the New York Times explored why and how newer shareholders can successfully integrate themselves into the governance of their co-ops. Five under-45 shareholders who recently joined their co-ops’ b…

Following on Benjamin Franklin's assertion that “nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes,” in New York City, homeowners are feeling a level of un certainty, at least as to the tax part. The city government has proposed …