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 (coops) and condominiums (condos) should start thinking about whether to implement a vaccination policy for their buildings now that vaccines are becoming more available. Boards not only have a...more
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On September 13, 2019, New York State Department of State issued guidance for real estate professionals (the guidance) concerning the Housing Security & Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (the Act). The guidance loosens the...more
New York’s Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (the Act) was signed into law on June 14, 2019, leaving condo and coop boards with grave concerns — if not outright panic — about how it impacts their day-to-day...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