Francoeur/Cooke Management LLC

10/07/2020

Lead-based paint inspections just got tougher under Local Law 31.

03/12/2020

Following on the sweeping -- and controversial -- Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019, the New York state legislature has proposed a bill that some fear could have disastrous implications for residential real estate across New York. Senate Bill S.2892-B seeks to prevent evict…

02/01/2020

New York City property taxes, long considered inequitable, could face a big overhaul under a plan from a mayoral commission.

12/22/2019

https://www.brickunderground.com/live/facts-about-brownstones

A little history of New York's favorite style of home.

12/17/2019

https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2019/12/10/the-intended-consequences-of-the-hstpa/

In his Housing Law column, David Hershey-Webb discusses the benefits for tenants of the new Housing Stability and Protection Act, which he describes as the strongest rent regulations in decades and a first step in bringing balance back to the rental real estate market. He recognizes, however, that a...

11/01/2019

Co-op boards control the volume of commercial tenants. Here's how.

08/12/2019

Co-op residents are used to restrictions on who may live in their unit, for how long, and with whom. Thanks to the proprietary lease, boards have extensive power over these issues, and generally forbid practices including subletting - the most typical form of non-shareholder occupancy. But what ab....

08/10/2019

Update

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Hold your horses! … Again! An Appellate Division court on Friday afternoon issued a stay that blocks the 14th St. busway plan from going into effect on Monday. The city had been ready to roll out the never-before-seen scheme bright and early on Aug. 12 at 6 a.m. Under the pla...

08/08/2019

14th Street Pilot Program

08/05/2019

https://www.habitatmag.com/Publication-Content/Beyond-the-Bricks/Awaye-Realty-Management

Learn all the basics of NYC co-op and condo management, with straight talk from heavy hitters in the field of co-op or condo apartments

07/30/2019

The other side of the story

Bryan Mohler and Rachel Shaw summarize the “Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act” and its impact on the residential rental market in New York City, including how both landlords and tenants are expected to adapt to this new reality.

07/29/2019

https://www.thespruce.com/front-load-washer-tips-2147306

There are specific things to keep in mind when you're using a front load washer to maintain it and use it properly.