Broken Pipes = Headaches for Condominium Boards
With the recent spate of frigid temperatures, we have received numerous calls from condominium Boards of Managers about incidents of broken pipes due to freezing. When the pipes thaw, water floods and damages the unit and, often, neighboring units and common areas....
A Board’s Map To Successful Collection Of Common Charges And Assessments In Condominiums And Homeowners Associations
In order to successfully operate a planned community, payment of certain expenses associated with the operation, maintenance, and control of the association are required. The Board creates a budget for these expenses, including proper reserve funding, and thereafter...
New Conflict of Interest Law
The NYS Legislature recently passed a new law, signed by the Governor in September 2017, which purports to impose conflict-of-interest reporting requirements upon condominiums and cooperative housing corporations. The law requires, first of all, that at least once...
Smoking In The Boardroom
In recent years, municipalities have banned cigarette smoking in government offices and places of public accommodation. Many private entities also prohibit cigarette smoking in office buildings, factories and warehouses. Even facilities that originally established...
NEW — CAI-LONG ISLAND DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROGRAM
The Board of Directors of the Long Island Chapter of Community Associations Institute (CAI) is excited to offer a new service to its members: mediation services to help resolve disputes in community associations. This service is available to help resolve disputes...
A Community Association Ombudsman in New York
You may have read the recent article in CAI’s Common Ground magazine entitled “Man in the Middle” about community association ombudsmen in Nevada, Florida, Virginia and Colorado.[i] An ombudsman is defined as “a public official appointed to investigate citizens’...
Individual Board Member Liability After Fletcher v. Dakota
The Dakota, one of the legendary co-operative apartment buildings in Manhattan, has long shunned attention. Its Board of Directors has allegedly even denied the purchase applications of celebrities in order to avoid the publicity that accompanies high profile...
Absence of Malice
A Comparative Analysis between the Torts of “Abuse of Process” and “Malicious Prosecution” in civil litigation Misuse of the legal system and its processes by litigants is nothing new; for centuries, individuals have improperly used the threat and/or commencement of...
Restrictions on Leasing in Condominiums and Homeowner Associations
Governing boards of condominiums and homeowner associations often have concerns about the number of rental units within their communities. Tenants are perceived to be less concerned about the community, less likely to observe the community’s rules and regulations and...
Amending the By-Laws, Declaration, Rules and Regulations
The Board of a community association we represent is thinking of reviewing and updating the rules governing the community. The question has arisen as to whether changes in the rules can be made by a vote of the Board or whether it would require an amendment to the...
Fairness in Cooperative Home Ownership
The Suffolk County Legislature recently passed a new Local Law entitled “A Local Law Requiring Fairness in Cooperative Home Ownership” that took effect on September 15, 2009 and was later amended, which amendment became effective on November 10, 2009. A more...
Replacements v. Improvements in Condominiums
Many condominiums have, as part of their by-laws, a section that limits spending by the Board of Managers on alterations, additions and improvements without first obtaining approval of the unit owners. Condominium Boards of Managers are also charged, elsewhere in the...
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