Legal Talk for Co-ops and Condos
Co-op and condo board directors face a myriad of challenges they are not equipped to solve, and taking action can be a fraught experience. In this series, Habitat Magazine editors interview New York's leading co-op/condo attorneys for guidance on these challenges. Habitat, a New York City publication founded in 1982, is edited for co-op and condo board directors, property managers, and other professionals.
Podcasting since 2022 • 55 episodes
Legal Talk for Co-ops and Condos
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The Smart Way for Condo Boards to Handle Anonymous Buyers
Somewhere in New York City, a condo board found itself staring down a problem with no easy solution — an owner they knew almost nothing about, hiding behind an LLC, and a situation that was quickly becoming every board's nightmare. Leni Cummins...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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The Commercial Tenant No One Saw Coming
When a licensed cannabis dispensary tried to set up shop inside a primarily residential Manhattan condominium, the board found itself in an uncomfortable position: their bylaws, drafted decades earlier, simply hadn't anticipated this moment. Th...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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14:35
When Shareholders Push Back Against the Board
When co-op and condo boards refuse to hold annual elections, shareholders aren't as powerless as they might think. Thomas Smith, partner at Smith Buss & Jacobs, walks through the legal and political str...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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19:31
Why Your Building's 1969 Bylaws Could Sink Your Board
Most co-op and condo boards are operating with bylaws that haven't been touched since the Nixon administration. Dean Roberts, senior partner at Norris McLaughlin, reveals how outdated bylaws create re...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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16:28
The Proprietary Lease Amendment That Backfired Spectacularly
The Dakota, a historic co-op on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, won their case — spending $2.4 million in legal fees defending themselves against a shareholder’s charge of discrimination. And then the court said they couldn’t collect a dime in leg...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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