Tree Care & Maintenance
Save for the traffic and the trains,
Would make a sound as thin and sweet
As trees in country lanes.”
-Edna St. Vincent Millay
Trees provide us with many benefits, from the obvious to the not-so-obvious. Whether your community is an urban high-rise surrounded by hundreds of others, or a sprawling suburban development with acres of gro…
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Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) Compliance

Back in 2021, Congress passed the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), a federal law requiring most corporations, LLCs, and other such entities to register with the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). The function of the Act—which went into effect on January 1 of this year—was to fortify laws around money laundering, corruption, tax fraud, and other financial cri…
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Q&A: Contacting the Board

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We are a small Manhattan co-op of not-well-informed owners and renters. Our management is primarily a rental company, and often does things contrary to our proprietary lease, bylaws, and business corporation law. I often email my concerns and state the regulations governing an issue. I address the emails to “Board of Directors,” but the only address I have been given is the management company…
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Roof Replacement 101

Nothing lasts forever, not even your roof. While roofs have a relatively long life compared to other building systems and components, at some point they will need either partial or full replacement. Here are the facts and factors you and your community need to know when your roof’s useful life starts winding down.
Roof Life
Depending on the type of roof and its slope, which could range from fla…
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Q&A: Election Independence

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I am a shareholder in a Mitchell-Lama cooperative. My question is this: If I have concerns about the results of the board of directors election, how can I get an independent person to recount the votes and confirm the tally? Management and the board of directors will not be of help in this situation.
—Checking for Clarity
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According to Andrew P. Bruck…
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