Emily Myers

The regulations and permit requirements for building a shed or free-standing home office in your NYC backyard depend on whether the structure is intended to be used as extra living space, complete with heat, electricity, and plumbing, or is just going to be for storage.

Filing a 7A complaint requires one third of a building's tenants to ask the court to appoint an administrator to step in and take the place of the owner. 

And, construction starts on a $55 million low-income housing development in the Bronx with 103 affordable apartments and a community gym.

Rents start at $522 a month for a studio at Comunilife El Borinquen, a supportive housing complex at 3401 Third Ave. in the Bronx where 57 apartments are available through the affordable housing lottery.

Most buildings’ bylaws prohibit self-dealing. However, some important practices will further prevent claims of a breach of fiduciary duty. This includes full disclosure by board members on all transactions and annual filings regarding conflict of interest transactions, as well as recusal by an interested board member from decisions where necessary.

And, a pair of notorious landlords rent hotel space to the city for the rising numbers of homeless New Yorkers.