Effective January 1, 2025, housing providers in New York City will need to think twice about how they use criminal background checks. Local Law No. 24, titled the Fair Chance Housing Act, limits the use of criminal background...more
New York City recently adopted Local Law 18, also known as the “Short-Term Rental Registration Law,” which requires owners and/or renters (hosts) who want to rent out their residential units for less than 30 days to register...more
On December 22, 2021, Governor Hochul signed into law legislation that exempts most private cooperatives (coops) from the 2019 Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act (HSPTA).
In our September 5, 2019 Alert, we...more
On March 25, 2021, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law Senate Bill S867, an amendment to New York executive law, related to disclosures of disabled tenants’ rights. The amendment requires every housing provider to provide...more
Boards of cooperatives and condominiums have faced unique and profound challenges due to COVID-19. To date, boards seeking to take action have had their proverbial hands tied behind their backs during the COVID-19 bans on...more
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic when more condo and coop board business is being conducted electronically than ever before, the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (SHIELD Act) will go into effect on...more
On Friday, October 21, 2016, Governor Cuomo signed a bill banning the illegal advertising of apartment or units in Class A buildings on home-sharing sites such as Airbnb. The bill piggybacks on the 2010 law, which banned...more