Do small p!ug in the wall table lamps have to be changed to LED?
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I am not on the board but heard that our management company sold the company without notifying the unit owners or board approval.
Can this be done without notifying anyone? We didnt hire this unknown company.
Is this actually legal? Shouldn't we have received legal notification? Does this void our contract?
Hello,
Not sure if i'm in the right forum, but i will give it a shot..
I own shares in a Co-op building in Manhattan (its currently rented out). I live full time in Long Island. I work 5 days/week in NYC.
The apartment in NYC is currently rented but due to the board limitations of renting only 2 out of every 5 yrs, next April i will no longer be able to rent. At that time, because I step foot in NYC more than 185 days per year AND i have a "place of abode" i will be considered a NYC resident (even though i dont live there). This becomes a problem because my W2 income will now be taxed by NYC also.
Looking for a solution that enables me to keep the apt and not be deemed a NYC resident.
Are there trusts that exist to take ownership out of my name that will help me accomplish this goal?
Ty!
Good day,
I'm wondering if anyone has had any experience with David Gevanter, Esq.
Thanks!
The contract with our co-op's managing agent expired six years ago and needs to be reviewed and renewed. What is the usual length of a contract between a co-op and its amazing managing agent?
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Has anyone used a free and/or easy to use online voting program for a board election?
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hello, I am writing this post hoping to get an answer, more than an answer a solution to a seriouos problem with my downstairs neighbor and his daily non stop marijuana smoking. I am living a daily nightmare, now to the point that I do not longer look forward to get home. What was once my sacred place of comfort, it now reeks of smoke that sticks to my sheets, blankets, sofa clothes. getting in my room it feels like I am walking into an ashtray, this is how my unit smells like nowadays. a big ashtray. I have lost the will to do laundry at this point since I change bedsheeets one day just to have the smell impregnated two days later. I come home late from work, but I am forced to take a walk outside so I can fall sleep in an stupor of tiredness. I am now dealing with breathing issues, sneezinng and constant coughing. it all started last year, one day the smell so strong shocking to me as he never did it prior to his first two years following to that day. It seems he spents his days at his unit more often than previous years. and he has a roomate now with whom he engages on weed smoking amost daily. when confronted he denied it. but the one time I build the courage to ask to speak to him, he invited me in and well... the smell was so ovewhelming. yet right in front of my face he denied it. his eyes red and he stting in the corner of his sectional sofa. all this time he had gaslit me and now I had the proof right there. I told him how can you breath here. he had opened the windows but this weed smell sticks to clothes sheets, etc. the smell lingered all over his place...
some days the smell is less potent , but comes friday and saturday and it is unbearable. I dont smoke at all in fact, I have a very sensitive sense of smell. I started getting sick, constant sneeezing, I now cough often even got my ENT doctor to explain in a letter how detrimentla second hand smoking specially marijuana smoking can cause to cronic rhintis and sinus. Second hand smoke as it is well known is extremely dangerous to all of us who dont smoke. I notified the board and the board distributed the regulations prohibiting smoking in common areas in the building, and how each unit must take precautions if they are smoking units to prevent to smell to emanate to other units. But as all coop units in Jackson Heights are in its majority old building that are not inmune from the smoke to travel upwards. I am desperate and the board has told me they will send this shareholder a letter which I dont know if it will do any good at all. He has already lied to me and pamphlet previously sent has not deter him at all. specially weekends when he has company. The super is trying to help but dont seem to be available. I am experiencing extreme discomfort on a daily basis, and the health risks that compromises my breathing. not one deservers to live like this, no onve deserves to feel unwelcome at his/her own place. please help!!
Can anyone recommend a company to perform this necessary testing of lead paint in common areas in NYC buildings, and how much did you pay? Thank you.
> Join the conversation Comments (1)One of the owners in our condo has a poorly functioning alarm system. When the owner is away, which is often, it loudly beeps for several seconds about every minute. When we complain to the owner, their response is Sorry, they will turn it off when they return. Could we simply suggest that the owner turn off the alarm system BEFORE they leave, when they know they will be away for several days? It's not attached to the police because no one shows up when the alarm goes off. I don't see the point of the owner leaving it on when they're away; it's simply annoying everyone with no apparent utility to the owner.
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Are either/both NYC Licensed Plumbers?
* No: Not only a bad idea but illegal. A NYCLMP must be involved and sign off on all gas plumbing work.
* Yes: One, maybe two individual stoves works, as long as a LMP (super or building manager) signs off on the job. Any larger number of stoves, bad for reasons below.
You're putting your shareholder's and co-op corp's insurance in the event of a mishap or, ghod forbid, a catastrophe with injuries or worse. Plumbing company assumes those risks as part of your contract with them. Ask your attorney and insurance carrier.
NYC LMP license guarantees a certain level of skill and training.
Bottom line: ask your insurance carrier and attorney their opinions. Your co-op Insurance may even have as part of your policy requiring licensing. At the very least you need to receive a copy of the plumbing company's ACORD FORM 25. This transfers insurance coverage from shareholders and co-op corp to plumbing company itself. Check with your insurance representative.
The FDNY does random gas inspections. If they find even a hint of a leak they can shut down and evacuate your entire building and keep everyone out for months until they find the leak, fix it, test it, and test every gas line for pressure and other leaks.
Advice? Hire the third-party pros who have the proper training, licenses, and insurance liability coverage. Don't try to save a few pennies on this by cutting corners. The risk to your unit, building, finances, and possibly your wellbeing, is way to large.
This is *not* where the board skimps on funding
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