By Jay Ramano Q. A shareholder in our co-op has moved out and now has a subtenant living in his unit. This subtenant went through all the proper co-op application channels, including signing an appropriate subtenant lease. Now this subtenant wants to bring in a nonrelated roommate. Does this require board approval, or does the Full Article…
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Avoid Getting Sued: Check Out Rental Application, New York Housing Journal
By Adam Leitman Bailey and Dov Treiman A recent spot check of our clients’ rental applications led to some shocking results. Every rental application we checked included features that were an expensive lawsuit waiting to happen. There are about 20 grounds for forbidden discrimination in rental housing in New York City. Every rental application examined Full Article…
Q & A: Who Pays for Water Leak?
Q. I own a cooperative apartment in Brooklyn and I’m hoping you could offer an opinion on a plumbing issue. In my bathroom I have two water valves protruding from the wall that control the hot and cold water flow to the sink and the tub. The problem is when I close the hot water Full Article…
Collecting Common Charges in Co-ops and Condos, The Cooperator
By Adam Leitman Bailey While for many lay people, cooperatives and condominiums are essentially interchangeable, from the legal point of view they are radically different institutions. Much of this difference can be attributed to history. Co-ops have existed in one form or another for a thousand years; condos have only been around for 50. As Full Article…
Certifying Professionals May Be Subject to Lawsuits, New York Law Journal
By Adam Leitman Bailey and John M. Desiderio Assured Guaranty1 and Kerusa2 decisions, the New York Court of Appeals has made it clear that preemption is no longer an issue in private securities and real estate syndication cases where plaintiffs allege common law causes of action that overlap possible violations that only the attorney general Full Article…
Condo Arrears? Try DILF. It Means More than ‘Debtors I’d Like to … Foreclose On’, Habitat Magazine
By Adam Leitman Bailey Most condo boards that attempt to collect common charges from delinquent unit-owners are faced with essentially three choices – enter into a payment plan with the defaulting resident, sue for money damages or foreclose. The problem with the payment-plan option is that when a unit-owner misses a payment, the board must Full Article…
Q & A: Selling Common Space In a Co-op Building, The New York Times
Q. If a co-op board agrees to sell co-op common space to a shareholder, what is the most effective way of structuring that transaction? Does the co-op have to amend the offering plan and assign shares? A. Adam Leitman Bailey, a Manhattan real estate lawyer, says the co-op should first hire an appraiser to determine Full Article…
Rules for Replacing Co-op Board Members, The New York Times
Rules for Replacing Co-op Board Members By Jay Ramano Q. Can a co-op board remove a member without shareholder approval? If so, how is a replacement chosen? A. Leonard H. Ritz, a Manhattan co-op and condominium lawyer, says it is necessary to review the building’s governing documents to determine the board’s powers. The bylaws typically Full Article…
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