A home equity line of credit (HELOC) is defined by Wikipedia as “a loan in which the lender agrees to lend a maximum amount within an agreed period (called a term), where the collateral is the borrower’s equity in his/her house (akin to…
Stars, of course, are just like us. Or so magazines would have us believe because, say, Ryan Gosling once wore a polo shirt. In reality, however, famous people bring with them a cultural cachet and a renown that objectively sets them ap…
Co-op, condo, and HOA boards have a lot on their plate, and most board members are not legal experts themselves - so it's easy to make mistakes. Here, a few legal pros offer their thoughts on some of the more common ones, and how boards can…
Whether it's for Christmas, Hanukkah or any other occasion during the holiday season, festive decorative lighting is a traditional staple at residences. From real trees draped in blinking multicolored lights, to menorahs left burning on the…
In the spring of 2013, the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) began its curbside organic waste collection program in eight pilot neighborhoods in Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and the Bronx. Since its inception, the NYC Organi…
The day-to-day operation of a residential condo or co-op can certainly be a handful for its board of trusted volunteers. But not to add insult to injury, communal living doesn't happen in a vacuum, and there are likely to be outside activit…
Want to know what's new and exciting in the field of security video capability for multifamily communities? Check out the latest in this quick clip from The Cooperator's annual Co-op, Condo and HOA Expo.
The foundation of a condominium or cooperative community rests on the ability of residents to cohabitate in a complimentary – or at the very least, peaceful - manner. Everyone in a building is ostensibly concerned with their investment, an…
Gone are the days of windowless rooms filled with bulky recording equipment, multiple flickering screens, and file cabinets full of disks containing endless hours of footage. The state of the art in surveillance equipment today is all abou…
The City and State of New York have been in a very public fight with homeshare giant Airbnb for what feels like the last decade (the current short-term leasing laws were passed in 2006, so it’s been at least that long), but they haven’t bee…