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The long legal nightmare is finally over for New York co-op and condo boards.
National Grid Gas Rates to Jump — Again — on April 1
March 21, 2025
Rate hikes are "shocking to the conscience," says U.S. Rep Richie Torres of the Bronx.
As co-op and condo board scramble to reduce carbon emissions, there's good news and bad.
There's a new weapon in the decades-long fight to fix the city's property tax calculations.
As future carbon emission caps become more stringent, paying fines might make sense.
Co-ops and Condos Must Now Test for Lead in Common Areas
March 14, 2025
The long list of city mandates for co-ops and condos keeps growing.
Decarbonization Tool Provides Free Energy Efficiency Guidance to Co-ops and Condos
Written by Emily Myers on March 12, 2025
The Council of New York Cooperatives & Condominiums has launched a free tool to help co-ops and condos reduce their fossil fuel use and comply with Local Law 97, offering a spreadsheet to help boards plan next steps and visualize the impact of different projects.
Trump Creates Headwinds to New York's Green Electric Grid
March 11, 2025
Co-op and condo boards are facing new challenges to comply with Local Law 97.
NYC's Local Law 97 Carbon Emission Reporting Portal Opens
Written by Emily Myers on March 05, 2025
The online portal for filing Local Law 97 carbon emission reports is now open, and involves a multi-step process to report ahead of the May 1 deadline, with a grace period extending the filing deadline to June 30.
U.S. Companies Immune from Corporate Transparency Act
March 04, 2025
The never-ending saga of this law has finally come to an end.
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