by robschlackman@gmail.com | Aug 21, 2021 | Blog, Boards, State Law
The New York State Legislature recently passed a bill prohibiting Homeowners Associations (“HOA”) from unreasonably restricting the installation or use of solar power systems. A “solar power system” is defined as solar panels on a rooftop. The new law becomes...
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 | 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...
by robschlackman@gmail.com | Jan 31, 2019 | Blog, State Law
What is PMI? PMI is a type of mortgage insurance policy that provides compensation by the insurance company to the Lender in the event a borrower defaults on the mortgage. PMI does not protect the borrower from having to pay the mortgage if they are unable to do...
