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Co-ops

A co-op buyer wants to use a trust. Should our board approve this?

Sponsored By Wagner, Berkow, and Brandt |December 1, 2021 - 2:45PM

Troubleshooting

A shareholder in our co-op hasn’t paid maintenance in over a year. What can we do?

Sponsored By Wagner, Berkow, and Brandt |November 16, 2021 - 9:30AM

Affordable Housing

Can I get a buyout on my rent-stabilized Brooklyn apartment?

Sponsored By Wagner, Berkow, and Brandt |November 3, 2021 - 12:30PM

New Construction + Condos

Do I have to read the offering plan for my new condo? Is it negotiable?

Sponsored By Wagner, Berkow, and Brandt |October 25, 2021 - 12:35PM

Negotiations + Closings

Who should we hire to help sell our NYC building's air rights?

Sponsored By Wagner, Berkow, and Brandt |October 6, 2021 - 9:30AM

Renovation

Our building wants to create storage spaces to sell or rent to residents—what do we need to know?

… … If you have additional space in your building or would like to … was in fact a group of doctors offices The offices were not rented out and the owner of the apartments repurposed them … Because Wagner says license agreements are relatively simple A lease gives exclusive right to use an area for a …

Sponsored By Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. |September 20, 2021 - 3:45PM

Live

A financial report for our co-op building does not add up. How can I request an audit?

Sponsored By Wagner, Berkow, and Brandt |August 19, 2021 - 11:05AM

Troubleshooting

Our building's annual meeting was two weeks ago and we don't know the results. Is something fishy going on?

Sponsored By Wagner, Berkow, and Brandt |August 3, 2021 - 9:30AM

Troubleshooting

How can I tell if my building has major structural problems like the condo that collapsed in Miami?

… notes that while condo and coop boards allow prospective buyers to look at the minutes of meetings carried out … fund established by the sponsor However Wagner says in most cases coops and condos may operate with practically no … problems like the condo that collapsed in Miami … Buy … Live … Troubleshooting … Ask a Co-op & Condo Lawyer … …

Sponsored By Wagner, Berkow, and Brandt |July 22, 2021 - 9:30AM

Troubleshooting

If co-ops are carved out of the tenant protection laws, how does that impact our board?

… … The provisions of the Housing Stability and Tenant … Act HSTPA of 2019 which seemed on their face to include coops have been amended so they clearly do not apply to … The Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act wiped out those escrows and as a result people who might have been …

Sponsored By Wagner, Berkow, and Brandt |July 8, 2021 - 1:30PM