by robschlackman@gmail.com | Jan 17, 2018 | Blog, 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....
by robschlackman@gmail.com | Dec 19, 2017 | Blog, Boards
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...
by robschlackman@gmail.com | Dec 13, 2017 | Blog, Boards, State 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...
by robschlackman@gmail.com | Oct 20, 2015 | Boards, Articles, Blog
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...
by robschlackman@gmail.com | Sep 3, 2014 | Blog, Boards
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...
by robschlackman@gmail.com | Apr 20, 2014 | Articles, Blog, Boards, State Law
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’...
