All too often, co-op boards become entangled in disputes with contractors and subcontractors who perform work, not on the building’s common areas, but within individual apartments for a shareholder or unit owner. Typically this happens when the shareholder or unit owner fails to pay the contractor or subcontractor who did the work, and the contractor or subcontractor then files a mechanic’s lien under New York State’s Lien Law.» Read More

Under the laws of New York, the standard is a reasonable one. In essence, that means if a co-op gives reasonable notice (24 hours’ notice for an inspection or a week’s notice for repairs, for example) the shareholder is obligated to provide access.» Read More