by robschlackman@gmail.com | Jun 8, 2021 | Blog, Boards, Litigation
Recently, an appeals court upheld a Board’s demand for the removal of residents’ dogs… but held that repeated fines for failure to remove the dogs were not proper – all pursuant to the Condominium’s by-laws. In Board of Mgrs. of Fishkill Woods Condominium v Gottlieb,...
by robschlackman@gmail.com | Feb 13, 2020 | Blog, Boards, State Law
As a general rule, federal, New York State and local laws are applicable to community associations and any such statutes usually have priority over the governing documents of individual community associations when the law is in conflict with those documents. The...
by robschlackman@gmail.com | Aug 8, 2019 | Blog, Boards, State Law
On June 14, 2019, Governor Cuomo signed The Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019, which consists of several amendments to the state’s landlord-tenant law that are aimed at strengthening protections for tenants. This Act will significantly impact...
by robschlackman@gmail.com | Jul 9, 2019 | Blog, Boards
In historian Russell Shorto’s book, Amsterdam: A History of the World’s Most Liberal City, he discusses the unique circumstances which resulted in Amsterdam contributing so much to modern society. He often mentions the Dutch concept of gedogen as being an integral...
by robschlackman@gmail.com | Jun 12, 2019 | Blog, Boards, Litigation, State Law
Life used to be fairly simple. In the old days, when a Long Island Homeowners Association (HOA) amended its Declaration or By-Laws, the common practice was for the Board to file a Certificate of Amendment with the County Clerk. First of all, when an amendment is...
by robschlackman@gmail.com | May 2, 2019 | Blog, State Law
On April 1, 2019, a new law went into effect in New York State changing the type of smoke detectors that will be permitted for sale in the State. Section 399-ccc of the General Business Law prohibits the sale of smoke detectors that are powered solely by a...
