by robschlackman@gmail.com | Jan 15, 2019 | Blog, Boards, State Law
There is a growing trend of new legislation that encourages the use of environmentally friendly energy sources. In light of this trend as well as the increase of electric vehicles on the roads, the New York State legislature recently passed a new provision to the New...
by robschlackman@gmail.com | Jan 2, 2019 | Boards, Blog
Community association Board members may squawk at the idea of allowing pets in their no-pet community, or at making communities more pet-friendly, but instituting such changes should not necessarily be a concern. Rather, Boards may want to consider implementing...
by robschlackman@gmail.com | Dec 5, 2018 | Boards, Articles, Blog
Too often, hardworking community association Boards find themselves at odds with their homeowners. Conscientious Board members, who are volunteering their time, talents and energy to better the community, wonder why their efforts are unappreciated and why they are...
by robschlackman@gmail.com | Oct 25, 2018 | Boards, Articles, Blog, Litigation
A Westchester County cooperative apartment corporation decided to prohibit washing machines in apartments by creating a new House Rule. The basis for the new rule was a finding by the Board that the plumbing system in the building was “not sufficiently robust” to...
by robschlackman@gmail.com | Oct 20, 2018 | Blog, Boards, Litigation
As homeowners and a Board in Westchester County recently discovered, nothing constructive comes from a Board member’s informal and improper permission to a homeowner for an alteration. According to the Appellate Division, Second Department’s decision in Ives v...
by robschlackman@gmail.com | Jul 27, 2018 | Blog, Boards, Litigation
You may have read recently about the homeowners association in Las Vegas in which a teenage resident was severely injured in a playground accident (see the July/August 2018 issue of CAI’s Common Ground Magazine, pages 20-25). The jury rendered a $20 million verdict...
