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...
by robschlackman@gmail.com | Feb 23, 2018 | Blog, Boards
While e-mail has become one of the most common and preferred means of communication, it may not always be the wisest or safest method for board members of community associations. At the very least, certain precautions need to be taken. First and foremost, boards...
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...
