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☆ When a Neighbor Dies Unattended, How Should the Building Handle It?
  + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( Jill Terreri Ramos | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
Q: Six months ago, while I was out of town, there were two unattended deaths in my 60-unit co-op building in Brooklyn. My apartment is above the unit where this occurred, and I returned to flies and a smelly apartment. Two months later, the co-op board got a court order allowing it to break the NYPD seal and remove the apartment’s contents. In typical cases where a neighbor causes unwanted odors, you would approach the co-op board and make a claim against the neighbor, depending upon the terms in your co-op’s governing documents. In this case, the co-op board could make the argument that your neighbor’s estate is the responsible party, if the deceased tenants were shareholders, or the sponsor, if they were renters.
Locations: Brooklyn
☆ My Elderly Neighbors Need Help, but There’s Only So Much We Can Do
  + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Jill Terreri Ramos | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
Building management said that they have spoken to the city’s adult protective services, which has investigated and declined to act. This is a terrible situation — there are no interested family members, and the couple is often unbathed and walking the halls. A: The situation you describe is no doubt difficult, but there are resources available for you and your neighbors. Involving building management, as you have done, can be helpful. If the building receives reports from several tenants and passes them to adult protective services, caseworkers can get a better idea of what is going on.
☆ Should We Oust Our Co-op Managing Agent and Find Another?
  + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Jill Terreri Ramos | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
“There needs to be transparency on the part of the co-op board and the managing agent as to why there was spotty service throughout the summer,” said Debra J. Guzov, a real estate lawyer in Manhattan. “If there is a problem, the board has a duty to the shareholders to address that problem.”The managing agent is hired by the co-op’s board of directors and typically assigns an account representative to carry out the co-op’s business at the direction of the board. Your managing agent should bring in an engineer or reputable heating-and-cooling company to inspect the air-conditioning equipment and identify the problem. If the board is dissatisfied with the managing agent, it can request a different account representative for the building or even terminate the managing agent’s contract and hire another company. “Finding the right managing agent and assigned property manager is always a challenge,” said Ronald H. Gitter, a real estate lawyer who focuses on co-ops and condominiums.
Persons: ”, Debra J, Ronald H Locations: Manhattan
☆ My Windows Are Filthy and the Landlord Won’t Clean Them
  + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Jill Terreri Ramos | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: 1 min
Q: I’ve lived in a rent-stabilized apartment in Hudson Heights for almost seven years and have no real complaints except for one thing: The windows are absolutely filthy! I called the management company to see if it has a preferred window-cleaning service, to no avail. I am on the third floor and cannot clean the windows, because they are old and do not open into the apartment. A: There is nothing explicit in the law that requires the landlord to clean your windows. But that doesn’t mean the dirty windows aren’t posing health hazards that the city must take seriously.
Persons: I’ve Locations: Hudson Heights
☆ How Do I Make My Landlord Clean the Basement — Without Angering Him?
  + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Jill Terreri Ramos | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
The laundry machines are in the basement, which is a common area. The problem is that the basement is stuffed with junk — which I was willing to put up with, but now I’ve seen a rat nosing around. But even though the law is on your side, getting landlords and management companies to respond isn’t always easy. Start with a letter to your landlord and management company describing the conditions in the basement and the problems the junk creates. Keep copies of your letter, as well as any response that you receive, and take photos documenting the problem.
Persons: I’m, isn’t Locations: There’s
☆ I Think Our Condo Board Is Spying on Us. Are These Cameras Legal?
  + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Jill Terreri Ramos | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
The board president cannot do this unilaterally. A condo board can only take actions that are authorized in its condominium declaration, and in its bylaws. You can check the building’s offering plan to find these documents and see if the board president was authorized to purchase, install and monitor the cameras, said Andrew Lieb, a real estate lawyer. If the cameras were installed in accordance with the bylaws and in good faith for the protection of the building and unit owners, it will be difficult to contest. New York is a one-party consent state, meaning that one party must consent to the recording of a conversation.
Persons: Andrew Lieb, “, ” Mr, Lieb Locations: York
☆ Rent-Controlled vs. Rent-Stabilized: How Much Can a Landlord Charge?
  + stars: | 2023-07-15 | by ( Jill Terreri Ramos | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
Q: I live in a rent-controlled apartment on the Upper West Side, and I’d like to know what the rent increase will be this year. I have read a lot about the increases for rent-stabilized apartments issued by New York’s Rent Guidelines Board, but for not rent-controlled apartments. Will we receive formal notice from a government agency, or is a note from the landlord enough? While rent increases for rent-stabilized units are governed by the New York City Rent Guidelines Board, increases for rent-controlled units are administered by New York State. And yes, your landlord is required to serve notice of the increases provided by a state agency in nearly all cases.
Organizations: New York, New Locations: New York City, New York State
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