Know Your Rights: Becker’s Jennifer Karnes Weighs In on Condo Transparency in The New York Times

Becker Shareholder Jennifer Karnes was recently featured in the Real Estate section of The New York Times, where she addressed the rights of condominium owners navigating a lack of transparency from boards and management. Citing New York’s condominium law, Karnes explained that owners are generally entitled to review critical financial […]

Q: I bought a co-op apartment in Queens about 35 years ago and I’ve been renting it out. About 15 years ago, the co-op imposed a 10 percent surcharge on the maintenance fees for apartments that are rented out. That increased to 20 percent about five years ago. Should my […]

Becker shareholder Robert Rabinowitz and his client, Barry Heitin, are featured in a New York Times article about how criminals bilked Heitin out of nearly all of his retirement savings. The story unfolds like a Hollywood script and raises a critical question: Were red flags missed by the institutions responsible […]

A hotly debated topic within the world of community associations is whether or not condominiums should be accommodating towards certain religions. The New York Times recently tackled this issue in their article, “Is It Kosher for My Condo to Go Kosher?” The article questions whether or not a board can […]