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Annual Meetings – A Breakdown in Real Time

If you are a New York City coop or condo owner you may have received a notice to attend your building’s annual shareholder (for coops) or unit owner (for condominiums) annual meeting. These meetings tend to proliferate in May and June. Building bylaws follow guidelines that were developed under the Business Corporation Law (BCL) for coops, and The New York Condo Act for condominiums. One of these rules is that a building or community’s bylaws will dictate specifically what month…

How to Land Your Dream Apartment in New York City

Apartment searching anywhere can start out being very fun and quickly turn into a very time-consuming and daunting process. Looking for apartments in New York City, specifically, can leave seekers feeling very helpless due to higher rents, smaller living spaces and the need to be near the ‘perfect train.’ I would know, by 30 I had lived in midtown East, the Upper East Side, Midtown West, Queens and two stints in Brooklyn. Why is NYC so desirable? • Proximity to mass transportation:…