Real Estate Legality

Home » Real Estate Legality

Can Adult Children of Co-Op Shareholders Live in the Unit?

When it comes to allowing adult children to live in a co-op without the shareholder, a host of questions come into play, including the co-op’s rules about subletting and the terms of the proprietary lease. In a prior post about subletting a co-op, we explained that...

read more

Should You Buy a Condo or Co-op Through an LLC?

Buying an apartment through a Limited Liability Company or LLC may be a way to limit personal liability or protect assets, but it may not be a viable option.  Even if it is, it might not be worth the trouble. In the first instance, the purchase of a cooperative...

read more
Sexual Harassment: A Fair Housing Violation

Sexual Harassment: A Fair Housing Violation

Sexual harassment may be an actionable offense under the Fair Housing Act. Judges in the Eleventh Circuit, which consists of districts in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, suggested that a Florida trial court judge wrongly determined that sexual harassment is not...

read more
Reopening the Gym for the Vaccinated: What to Consider

Reopening the Gym for the Vaccinated: What to Consider

Now that vaccine efforts are well underway , the question on everyone’s mind is whether businesses and other private entities can bar the unvaccinated from entry. Boards in co-ops and condos, particularly regarding gym use, are not excluded from this discussion. At...

read more