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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

Recent Amendments to Commercial Division Rules Promote Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution

Two statewide amendments to the Commercial Division Rules went into effect on January 1, 2018.  The amendments, which place a strong emphasis on the use… Read More

Tracy Peterson Obtains Order From Appellate Division, First Department, Reversing Summary Judgment In Case Addressing Permitted Use of Condominium Retail Unit

Tracy Peterson successfully appealed a decision of the Supreme Court, New York County, which granted summary judgment to the owner of a retail unit in… Read More