The New York Times “Ask Real Estate” column again features Debra J. Guzov's insight, this time to a West Village co-op resident who expressed frustration that the co-op's building management shut off the building's air conditioning, often with...
A shareholder in your co-op has recently become disabled and your building’s entrance is not fully accessible. Is the co-op responsible for modifying the entrance so it accommodates the disabled resident? Accommodations required by Title III of the American...
The New York State Department of Taxation recently issued a Letter Ruling--an official document that provides guidance on how certain tax laws are to be interpreted and applied-- stating that licenses for parking and storage spaces are now classified as interests in...
The New York Times "Ask Real Estate" column features Debra J. Guzov providing insight to a Midtown East co-op resident asking who bears responsibility for the maintenance and repair of a shower when the water is scalding, or the shower fails...
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...