To All Board Members and Property Managers,
If you need to fulfill your mandatory Fair Housing training requirements under Westchester County law, please register for free by clicking the link below:
CLICK HERE to register for Fair Housing training on Tuesday, January 13th at 5:00PM.
Eric will cover important topics such as:
- Introduction to Fair Housing Laws
- Housing Discrimination
- Emotional Support Animals
- Reasonable Accommodations
- Purchase Application Disclosures
- Complaints and Lawsuits
- Fiduciary Duties
- Q&A, and much more …
To attend a remote training session, you must pre-register by clicking on one of the above links and providing your full name. Plan to attend approximately 2 hours of online training using the Zoom webinar platform to obtain your certificate of completion. Course materials will be made available upon completion of your attendance. Non-Westchester County residents check your local jurisdiction’s training requirements.
We look forward to seeing you soon.
Please reach out to info@sbjlaw.com if you have additional questions!
To All Board Members and Property Managers,
If you need to fulfill your mandatory Fair Housing training requirements under Westchester County law, please register for free by clicking the link below:
CLICK HERE to register for Fair Housing training on Thursday, November 13th at 5:00PM.
Eric will cover important topics such as:
- Introduction to Fair Housing Laws
- Housing Discrimination
- Emotional Support Animals
- Reasonable Accommodations
- Purchase Application Disclosures
- Complaints and Lawsuits
- Fiduciary Duties
- Q&A, and much more …
To attend a remote training session, you must pre-register by clicking on one of the above links and providing your full name. Plan to attend approximately 2 hours of online training using the Zoom webinar platform to obtain your certificate of completion. Course materials will be made available upon completion of your attendance. Non-Westchester County residents check your local jurisdiction’s training requirements.
We look forward to seeing you soon.
Please reach out to info@sbjlaw.com if you have additional questions!
To All Board Members and Property Managers,
If you need to fulfill your mandatory Fair Housing training requirements under Westchester County law, please register for free by clicking the link below:
CLICK HERE to register for Fair Housing training on Monday, September 15th at 5:00PM.
Eric will cover important topics such as:
- Introduction to Fair Housing Laws
- Housing Discrimination
- Emotional Support Animals
- Reasonable Accommodations
- Purchase Application Disclosures
- Complaints and Lawsuits
- Fiduciary Duties
- Q&A, and much more …
To attend a remote training session, you must pre-register by clicking on one of the above links and providing your full name. Plan to attend approximately 2 hours of online training using the Zoom webinar platform to obtain your certificate of completion. Course materials will be made available upon completion of your attendance. Non-Westchester County residents check your local jurisdiction’s training requirements.
We look forward to seeing you soon.
Please reach out to info@sbjlaw.com if you have additional questions!
To All Board Members and Property Managers,
If you need to fulfill your mandatory Fair Housing training requirements under Westchester County law, please register for free by clicking the link below:
CLICK HERE to register for Fair Housing training on Tuesday, August 5th at 3:00PM.
Eric will cover important topics such as:
- Introduction to Fair Housing Laws
- Housing Discrimination
- Emotional Support Animals
- Reasonable Accommodations
- Purchase Application Disclosures
- Complaints and Lawsuits
- Fiduciary Duties
- Q&A, and much more …
To attend a remote training session, you must pre-register by clicking on one of the above links and providing your full name. Plan to attend approximately 2 hours of online training using the Zoom webinar platform to obtain your certificate of completion. Course materials will be made available upon completion of your attendance. Non-Westchester County residents check your local jurisdiction’s training requirements.
We look forward to seeing you soon.
Please reach out to info@sbjlaw.com if you have additional questions!
To All Board Members and Property Managers,
If you need to fulfill your mandatory Fair Housing training requirements under Westchester County law, please register for free by clicking the link below:
CLICK HERE to register for Fair Housing training on Wednesday , June 18th, 2025, at 5:00 pm.
Eric will cover important topics such as:
- Introduction to Fair Housing Laws
- Housing Discrimination
- Emotional Support Animals
- Reasonable Accommodations
- Purchase Application Disclosures
- Complaints and Lawsuits
- Fiduciary Duties
- Q&A, and much more …
To attend a remote training session, you must pre-register by clicking on one of the above links and providing your full name. Plan to attend approximately 2 hours of online training using the Zoom webinar platform to obtain your certificate of completion. Course materials will be made available upon completion of your attendance. Non-Westchester County residents check your local jurisdiction’s training requirements.
We look forward to seeing you soon.
Please reach out to info@sbjlaw.com if you have additional questions!
On May 9, 2025, Governor Hochul signed an amendment of New York Labor Law (“NYLL”) that will likely curtail the avalanche of pay frequency lawsuits that have been filed in New York courts since 2019.
The increased filings were caused by the Appellate Division, First Department’s 2019 decision in Vega v. CM & Associates Construction Management, LLC. Prior to that decision employees did not have a private right of action for violation of NYLL § 191(1), which requires employers to pay manual workers at least weekly. However, in Vega the First Department held that employees had the right to sue their employers and recover up to the full amount of wages not paid on time as liquidated damages even if the employer merely paid the employee a week late on a bi-weekly payroll schedule.
The amendment does not bar private actions for violation of NYLL § 191(1). Instead, it amends NYLL § 198 (which sets forth penalties for violation of NYLL) to limit the penalties employers can suffer in a lawsuit for violation of the pay frequency law. It provides for penalties to increase in severity if the employer has been guilty of a previous violation. Under the amendment first offenders who have paid employees no less than every two weeks are only on the hook for the interest due on delayed wage payments. However, employees can recover liquidated damages in the amount of wages not timely paid if the Department of Labor had issued a prior violation of NYLL § 191(1) to the employer after May 9, 2025.
The amendment was effective as of May 9, 2025, and applies to active lawsuits as of that date. Employers should note that the new law does not provide any relief for employers who have failed to pay wages for more than one week.
Key Takeaway for Employers:
This amendment offers welcome protection for businesses that unintentionally violate the pay frequency law for the first time. But repeat violations will expose employers to significant financial liability consistent with the test set forth in Vega.
https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-signs-landmark-legislation-strengthen-and-protect-our-workforce-part-fy-2026
To All Board Members and Property Managers,
If you need to fulfill your mandatory Fair Housing training requirements under Westchester County law, please register for free by clicking the link below:
CLICK HERE to register for Fair Housing training on Tuesday, April 29th, 2025, at 5:00 pm.
Eric will cover important topics such as:
- Introduction to Fair Housing Laws
- Housing Discrimination
- Emotional Support Animals
- Reasonable Accommodations
- Purchase Application Disclosures
- Complaints and Lawsuits
- Fiduciary Duties
- Q&A, and much more …
To attend a remote training session, you must pre-register by clicking on one of the above links and providing your full name. Plan to attend approximately 2 hours of online training using the Zoom webinar platform to obtain your certificate of completion. Course materials will be made available upon completion of your attendance. Non-Westchester County residents check your local jurisdiction’s training requirements.
We look forward to seeing you soon.
Please reach out to info@sbjlaw.com if you have additional questions!
A huge thank you to everyone who attended the Co-op, Condo & Property Management Expo at the New York Hilton Midtown on March 4 and participated in our discussion on Dealing with Delinquencies – New Ways for Boards to Speed Up the Collections Process with Ken Jacobs, Eric Blaha, Ryan Houck, and Vanity Muniz.
With the lasting effects of the 2019 Housing Stability Act and the pandemic still impacting co-op and condo arrears, this conversation was more timely than ever. Given ongoing court backlogs, it’s essential for boards to utilize all available tools to uphold their fiduciary duty and maintain financial stability in their communities.
Our discussion explored key challenges and practical solutions, including:
- Strategies boards can use to accelerate collections before full foreclosure
- Bylaw changes that can strengthen enforcement options
- Available resources to help boards navigate the process successfully
We appreciate everyone who joined, engaged, and contributed to this valuable discussion. Looking forward to more insightful conversations ahead!
View our presentation here: Dealing with Delinquencies New Ways for Boards to Speed Up the Collection Process
On Saturday, March 1st, the Treasury Department issued a press release permanently pausing enforcement of the contentious Beneficial Ownership Information reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act against domestic companies or individual U.S. citizens. Only foreign companies will now be required to report BOI filing information.
The release provides, in part:
“The Treasury Department is announcing today that, with respect to the Corporate Transparency Act, not only will it not enforce any penalties or fines associated with the beneficial ownership information reporting rule under the existing regulatory deadlines, but it will further not enforce any penalties or fines against U.S. citizens or domestic reporting companies or their beneficial owners after the forthcoming rule changes take effect either. The Treasury Department will further be issuing a proposed rulemaking that will narrow the scope of the rule to foreign reporting companies only. Treasury takes this step in the interest of supporting hard-working American taxpayers and small businesses and ensuring that the rule is appropriately tailored to advance the public interest.”
For the full text of the Press Release, see HERE.
Hopefully this will be the last time we will need to report on the CTA. As Shakespeare might have put it, “The BOI reporting requirements were a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.”
We will be discussing: Dealing with Delinquencies – New Ways for Boards to Speed Up the Collections Process with Ken Jacobs , Eric Blaha & Ryan Houck
📅 Date: March 4, 2025
⏰ Time:2:00 pm – 3:00pm
🔗 Event: Co-op Expo- Register here
The 2019 Housing Stability Act caused major delays in collecting co-op arrears, and the COVID pandemic quintupled the problem. With the courts still backlogged and every shareholder entitled to an attorney, boards need to understand what tools and recourse they have to uphold their fiduciary duty and speed up collecting the monies owed.
Condo boards have fewer tools than co-ops but still must pursue arrears and keep their communities financially solvent.
This seminar will outline:
✔️ The leverage boards can use to speed up collections before full foreclosure
✔️ Bylaw changes that can provide more help
✔️ Resources available to guide boards to a successful outcome
Learn more at Co-op Expo and join us on March 4!
