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Calling All Housing Cooperatives: Act Today
by Judy Sullivan | March 30, 2020 | Cooperative News
Superstorm Sandy was the deadliest and most destructive, as well as the strongest, hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season. Inflicting nearly $70 billion in damage, it was the second-costliest hurricane on record. After this storm hit and the area affected was federally declared a national disaster, impacted housing cooperatives learned the hard way that […]
COVID-19 and Cooperative Values
by Kerry L. Morgan | March 13, 2020 | Safety
By now we have all heard of the existence and spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). But have you heard that the more common seasonal flu is causing many more infections and deaths than COVID-19? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that more 34 million people have been sickened by the common flu, from […]
Federal Appeals Court Affirms Dismissal of Fair Housing Act Lawsuit Over Claims of Smoking in Unit
by Matthew T. Nicols | March 10, 2020 | Legal Advice
Housing cooperatives, like other types of community and association housing, face many issues with federal housing laws such as the Fair Housing Act (“FHA”) and Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). While the differences between housing cooperatives, and condominiums, for example, are wide and vast, they are sometimes subject to certain laws. Here, cooperatives and condominiums […]
3 Reasons Your Cooperative Attorney Needs to Review Contracts
by Creighton Gallup | March 2, 2020 | Legal Advice
Your Cooperative attorney wears many hats. Obviously they will litigate your nonpayment cases and evictions, but sometimes Board’s and management companies forget to use them for arguably the most important task…reviewing contracts. We see all too often that Cooperative’s will rely on canned or template contracts provided to them by the vendor/contractor or perhaps one […]
Outdoor Security Cameras at Your Housing Cooperative
by Alyssa Gunsorek | February 29, 2020 | Legal Advice
The installation of security cameras is widely considered amongst cooperatives mainly for the security and surveillance of its parking lots. The installation of security cameras has its benefits as well as its detriments, but it does not come without issues for multifamily housing properties. There are legal ramifications that are associated with the installation of […]
