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When complying with one city regulation after another, fees and costs can compound quickly. Taking a consolidated approach, however, can pay off handsomely. (Print: Tackling Multiple Building Inspections)

Parapet wall inspections are due by December 31, with the goal of ensuring public safety, but there is confusion as to what constitutes a parapet, who does the inspecting, and what counts as preventing access. (Print: Confusion Over Parapets)

Requiring shareholders and unit-owners to have insurance can help protect boards from liability and litigation, as well as punishing premium increases, and can be done through an amendment to the governing documents. (Print: Passing the Buck)

New Jersey implements legislation mandating structural inspections and reserve funds for co-ops and condos, potentially influencing New York's future regulations.

A co-op in East 73rd Street found compromised load-bearing columns during a renovation. The board took prompt action, assembling a team to reinforce the steel beams with new plates and brick encasement, securing funding through a second mortgage.

What used to cost $10,000 jumps to $100,000 – and that’s before the work starts.

Requiring an inspection after closing is “backwards.”

Parking garages now must be inspected.

Changes are coming to facade-inspection rules.

Say hello to electronic monitoring of fire extinguishers.