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Tracy Peterson Defeats Application to the Court of Appeals

Tracy Peterson defeats application to the Court of Appeals for review of First Department decision confirming dismissal of shareholder’s challenge to co-op’s roof rules.  The… Read More

Is Your Balcony Enclosure “Safe” from a DOB Inspection?

In the wake to two tragic fatalities resulting from balcony railing failures, balcony enclosure compliance is being ensured through required façade inspections by the Department… Read More

Jon Kolbrener Obtains Dismissal on Appeal of Counterclaims

Jon Kolbrener secured dismissal on appeal of 3 out of 4 counterclaims asserted against a Cond-op Board in an action to recover an unpaid assessment… Read More

New York City Administrative Code Now Requires All Co-op and Condominium Buildings to Adopt Smoking Policy

In August 2017, the New York City Council enacted a change to Local Law 147 of the City of New York (Section 17-502 of the… Read More

Kelly Ringston Quoted in the Wall Street Journal

On April 4, 2018, the Wall Street Journal featured an article about the scheduled bankruptcy auction of three penthouse condominium units owned by Ken Nahoum… Read More

Got Mold? Rob Braverman Answers a Shareholder’s Question Concerning Mold Remediation in the Sunday New York Times

A shareholder experiencing recurring mold growth in a co-op apartment caused by neighboring construction wrote to the New York Times seeking advice.   Although the neighboring… Read More