December, 2004HTML

• Postal Service Adopts New Standards for Multiple Mailboxes
  
• Estimated Tax Payment Due for Nonresidents on Sale of Co-Op
  

November, 2004HTML

• While Protecting Individual Board Members, Bylaw Provision Did Not Insulate the Board from Beach of Contract Claim
  
• Landmarks Commission's Order to Restore Wall Sculpture Held Constitutional
  
• By Signing Offering Plan Individually, As Required by Attorney General, Principal of Sponsor Subjects Himself to Potential Liability
  

October, 2004HTML

• Challenge to New Lead Paint Law Dismissed
  
• Broker Held Entitled to Commission, Despite Cancellation of Lease Before Occupancy
  
• October 15, 2004 Is Deadline for Entitlement to $400 Tax Rebate
  

September, 2004HTML

• Tenants' Challenge to Replacement of Door Keys with Cardkeys Fails
  
• Disapproval by a Cooperative of a Sale on the Basis of Price
  

August, 2004HTML

• Down Payment Need Not Be Returned After 9/11
  
• Improper Filing of Notice of Pendency Brings Penalties
  

July, 2004HTML

• Court Declines to Enjoin Board from Terminating Leases for Objectionable Conduct
  
• Former Building Manager Must Pay Six Years Arrears in Maintenance After Nineteen-Year Deception
  
• Liability Insurance Policy Held Not to Cover Costs of Repair to Correct Violation and Prevent Future Damage
  

June, 2004HTML

• Business Judgment Rule Cannot Trump Contractual Obligations
  
• Subcontractor's Claims Dismissed Against Both Sponsor and Condominium Board
  
• Construction Do's and Dont's Discussed at Ganfer & Shore Seminar
  

May, 2004HTML

• Co-Op Permitted to Increase Charges to Shareholders to Preserve Their Tax Deduction
  
• Co-Op Transfer Filing Fee Challenged
  
• Carpeting Requirement Enforced
  

April, 2004HTML

• Failure to Object to Unlawful Use Does Not Bar Cooperative from Subsequently Stopping Such Usage
  
• Sponsor's Vote for Condominium Board Members Upheld
  
• Owner's Liability for "Open and Obvious" Conditions
  
• Ganfer & Shore's Upcoming Breakfast Seminar
  

March, 2004HTML

• City Council Passes New Lead Paint Law
  
• Condo Owners Held Liable for Injuries in Common Areas
  
• Ganfer & Shore's Upcoming Breakfast Seminar
  

February, 2004HTML

• Misrepresentation Claim in Cooperative Purchase Agreement Not Barred by "Merger" Clause
  
• Lead Paint Insurer's Exposure Multiplied
  
• The Disapproval of Apartment Transfers
  

January, 2004HTML

• Foreclosure of a Co-Op Apartment Does Not Necessarily Mean Free Access
  
• Cooperative Corporation Recovers Legal Fees from Shareholder in Contempt
  
• Elimination of Storage Space Not a Basis for Rent Reduction