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What is the difference between a co-op offering plan and a proprietary lease?

… Like … viewbublogpanes=ymalinline   … Im getting ready to buy a coop and trying to make sense of all the paperwork … between an offering plan and a proprietary lease … Buy … Co-ops … Ask an Expert … boards … building maintenance …

By Alanna Schubach |December 30, 2019 - 10:00AM
Dear Ms. Demeanor: My building doesn't allow overnight guests if I'm not home. Can they do that?

… a certain number of years Then others only allow you to sublet for a specified period two to five years is typical and there are those that do not … ofbefore things escalate into a bad situation After all how much can you really do about bad guests when youre lying …

By Dianne Ackerman |December 20, 2019 - 10:00AM
The landlord of the apartment I want to rent has several different buildings under different LLCs. Is this shady?

… within the family of the real estate portfolio The landlord wants to operate each building as a standalone business so … protect yourself from liabilityis the same reason you would want to do this with each of the assets separately so they … even lose a lawsuit The individual owners of the business want the business to be responsible for paying any lawsuit …

By Mimi OConnor |December 17, 2019 - 2:00PM
 

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Christopher M. Tarnok, Esq., represents New York City property owners and condominium and cooperative boards in all real estate and construction related matters including litigation, transactional matters and the negotiation of construction and access agreements for residential and commercial projects.