by robschlackman@gmail.com | May 15, 2024 | Blog, State Law
The New York State Legislature has recently passed legislation to combat the recent uptick in squatters in New York. RPAPL §711 has been amended to clearly hold that squatters are not tenants under the law. A squatter is a person who enters onto or intrudes upon real...
by robschlackman@gmail.com | Mar 10, 2024 | Blog, Boards
The Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) was passed in 2021 to safeguard national security and the U.S. financial system by helping to detect and report suspicious activity related to money laundering and terrorist financing. How the CTA Effects Homeowners,...
by robschlackman@gmail.com | Feb 8, 2024 | Blog
In 2009, Suffolk County passed the Suffolk County Cooperative Housing Law seeking to, among other things, “require cooperative boards or associations to give potential buyers written notice of the grounds for a rejection of a potential buyer’s application for...
by robschlackman@gmail.com | Nov 13, 2023 | Blog, Boards
What are they? Who can call them, and why? A Special Meeting is any meeting called for by the Board or the Homeowners for a specific purpose. Generally, a Special Meeting is used to conduct business that falls outside of routine Board or Annual Meetings. Special...
by robschlackman@gmail.com | Oct 10, 2023 | Blog, State Law
When it comes to buying homes in New York State, purchasers tend to hear the terms “buyer beware” or “caveat emptor”. Under New York State law, a seller of residential real property either has to answer a forty-eight-question disclosure or they could “opt out” of...
by robschlackman@gmail.com | Jun 13, 2023 | Blog, Litigation
Courts have, until recently, applied a bright line rule that a predicate notice is no longer valid once a holdover proceeding ends, and may not be used again in a subsequent proceeding. Landlords were often forced to re-serve 30, 60 or even 90 day notices. Our...
