By Adam Leitman Bailey Q. I live in a prewar cooperative in Manhattan. As a result of a number of leaks during the past few years from either the apartment upstairs or pipes from inside the building’s walls, a black wet substance has filled part of my bathroom and bedroom walls and ceiling. When attempting Full Article…
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Q&A: Ripped Off … Who’s Responsible? The Cooperator
By Adam Leitman Bailey Q. A Shareholder in our building claims that some valuables he kept in a storage room in the basement of our co-op were stolen after the lock to his storage space was allegedly broken. He is threatening to sue the co-op for “the failure to properly secure the premises.” He is Full Article…
Q & A: Co-ops, Condos and Mail Slots, The New York Times
By Adam Leitman Bailey Q. In condos and co-ops that have mail distributed into open slots by building staff, what regulations, if any, govern the handling of non-Postal Service mail? Do house rules alone dictate whether residents can leave noncommercial messages for other residents? Can quantity or frequency be restricted? Does it matter whether messages Full Article…
Q & A: When a Building Co-op Commandeers a Terrace, The New York Times
By Adam Leitman Bailey Q. Our terrace is the staging area for work on the co-op’s facade, rendering it virtually unusable. Are we entitled to a maintenance reduction? A. Adam Leitman Bailey,a Manhattan real estate lawyer, said that while a co-op’s governing documents might give a shareholder exclusive use of a terrace, the typical proprietary Full Article…
Coming Clean on Contracts
Coming Clean on Contracts Coming Clean on Contracts February 2011 The Situation. The building had a central laundry room that desperately needed renovation. The space, which had been serviced by the same company for the last decade, was dirty and dusty, with walls and flooring showing obvious signs of extended wear and tear. STEP 1 Full Article…
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