The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every facet of life throughout the world, from a single individual to federal governments and international organizations. Among the most densely populated cities in the country, New York has been hit particularly hard. The City and...
Month: May 2021
Applicability of New York City’s “Pet Law” to condominiums
New York City’s so-called “pet law” prevents an owner from enforcing a “no-pet” provision in a lease unless, within three months of discovering the pet, the owner commences a case (usually an eviction proceeding in housing court) to enforce the provision. This...
Can a co-op shareholder or condominium unit owner access records?
The battle for access to a co-op’s or a condominium’s books and records has been going on for many years. If a shareholder has a suspicion of wrongdoing, mismanagement or other problems, does that person have carte blanche access to the organization’s books? Even if...
A late fee by any other name is still a late fee
“I’m sick to death of cleverness. Everybody is clever nowadays.” Oscar Wilde wrote for his protagonist Jack Worthing in “The Important of Being Earnest”. It’s as true today, as it was in 1895. And just as it did for the characters of Wilde’s play, this practice can...