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The Board Room: New York City condos wake up to the high price of absentee ownership (sponsored)

by Robert Braverman, Esq. | 4/16/13 - 11:32 AM

Investor demand has helped fuel rising condo prices, but many New York City condo boards are waking up to the fact that a bumper-crop of absentee owners--many of them investors...
The Board Room: Firing the managing agent retained by the sponsor is often a mistake. Except when it’s not. (sponsored)

by Robert Braverman, Esq. | 11/13/12 - 1:19 PM

Often when a sponsor loses control of a condo board after enough units have sold, the newly elected board makes a reflexive decision to change the managing agent that was...
The Board Room: 5 things your condo board should know before spending thousands on a building inspection (sponsored)

by Robert Braverman, Esq. | 7/23/12 - 10:22 AM

Nearly a decade after the new construction boom began, most condo boards understand that one of the first orders of business after obtaining control from the sponsor is to hire...
The Board Room: How to get a sponsor to do something they'd rather not (sponsored)

by Robert Braverman, Esq. | 6/26/12 - 12:49 PM

Everyone has heard about the morass of litigation that frequently takes place between sponsors and residents in the courthouse or the Attorney General’s office.
But it...
The Board Room: When renters go bad, condos go to court (or wait for the lease to expire) (sponsored)

by Robert Braverman, Esq. | 4/09/12 - 10:15 AM

Condos are a popular investment among buyers in part because, unlike co-ops, condo owners enjoy a relatively unrestricted right to rent out the apartment should the need or...
The Board Room: Don't treat the minutes like a diary (sponsored)

by Robert Braverman, Esq. | 3/13/12 - 7:17 AM

Board minutes are a co-op or condo building’s institutional memory, a historical record of the business conducted at each board meeting that survives the turnover of elected...
The Board Room: Why those confidential emails may end up in court anyway (sponsored)

by Robert Braverman, Esq. | 1/31/12 - 9:05 AM

Using email for co-op and condo board business is fast, easy, and efficient. It’s also far less private than you probably think.
Time and again, New York City co-op...
The Board Room: 6 reasons you need a lawyer to review that construction contract (sponsored)

by Scott S. Greenspun, Esq. | 12/19/11 - 9:58 AM

When it’s time to replace the boiler, perform Local Law 11 work, or renovate the lobby and hallways, some co-op and condo boards sign a standard agreement created by the...
The Board Room: Bronx court says disabled residents entitled to use the front door (sponsored)

by Andreas E. Theodosiou, Esq. | 10/31/11 - 6:41 AM

In a decision that affects all residential buildings in New York City, a Bronx Supreme Court ruled last month that front entrances must be made handicapped-...
The Board Room: How to "sell" a hallway (sponsored)

by Scott S. Greenspun, Esq. | 10/12/11 - 7:00 AM

Converting common spaces to private use isn’t an everyday occurrence in a co-op or condo, in part due to political and legal complexities.
But when it comes to hallways,...
The Board Room: Who pays when it rains indoors? (sponsored)

by Scott S. Greenspun, Esq. | 9/14/11 - 9:52 AM

While NYC suburbs have suffered the worst damage from heavy rainstorms this summer, co-ops and condos around the city are also springing leaks in the rooftops and facades that...
The Board Room: 5 secrets of successful boards (sponsored)

by Robert Braverman, Esq. | 7/25/11 - 8:23 AM

During my two decades as a co-op and condo attorney, I have worked with boards that range from efficient and effective to screamingly dysfunctional. The most...
The Board Room: Why should boards pay for meritless lawsuits? (sponsored)

by Robert Braverman, Esq. | 6/28/11 - 7:01 AM

Yes, it’s true: There are oppressive boards that file “abusive” lawsuits against residents in order to collect a $150 late fee on common charges or when Sparky the...
The Board Room: 6 tips for holding an annual meeting instead of a bloodbath (sponsored)

by Robert Braverman, Esq. | 5/16/11 - 11:20 AM

During my 18-years as a co-op and condo attorney in New York, I have probably attended close to 200 annual meetings that have ranged from amiable gatherings of neighbors and...
The Board Room: Dealing with problem condo owners (Part 2)...Hoarders, renters and noisemakers (sponsored)

by Teri Karush Rogers | 4/12/11 - 7:04 AM

In Part 1 of Dealing With Problem Condo Owners...
The Board Room: Dealing with problem condo owners (Part 1)...Runaway renovations, condo "hotels," and home businesses (sponsored)

by Teri Karush Rogers | 3/15/11 - 5:38 AM

Whether you are a board member in a co-op or in a condo, there is a good chance you will someday be called on to deal with an owner behaving badly. Condo boards, however...
The Board Room: The 12-step alteration agreement (sponsored)

by Teri Karush Rogers | 2/15/11 - 7:50 AM

In a co-op or condo, one person’s new Waterworks bathroom can become another’s water-logged ceiling nightmare. But that's only one reason why it’s critical for boards to have...
The Board Room: 5 things never to ask a buyer at a board interview (sponsored)

by Teri Karush Rogers | 1/10/11 - 6:30 AM

While it’s true that a co-op board can turn down a buyer for everything from red hair to red-state political views or a desire to gut-renovate, there are also a host of reasons...
The Board Room: Top 3 reasons to sue your developer. (Or not.) (sponsored)

by Teri Karush Rogers | 11/09/10 - 12:31 PM

How do you know whether your leaky windows, Jacuzzi-sized “Olympic” swimming pool, and IKEA lobby furniture are worth suing your developer over?...

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