Smith Buss & Jacobs, cordially invites you to attend:
RESIDENT RIGHTS VS. BOARD CONFIDENTIALITY—NEW STANDARDS FOR ACCESS TO RECORDS & DISCLOSURE OF PRIVATE INFORMATION
What rights do individual owners have to inspect their association’s books? What rights do boards have to limit owner review? When can a board restrict what an owner discloses to other owners, or what board members disclose to owners? This panel of legal experts will discuss these questions and more, including what personal information the U.S. Treasury Department can require board members to disclose under the recently passed Corporate Transparency Act (CTA).
Kenneth Jacobs Partner Smith, Buss & Jacobs LLPEric P. Blaha Chair of the Legislation Subcommittee of the Co-op/Condo Committee of the NYC Bar AssociationRyan Houck Associate Smith, Buss & Jacobs LLP
If you need to fulfill your mandatory Fair Housing training requirements under the new Westchester County law or other New York State law, please register for free by clicking the link below:
CLICK HERE to register for Fair Housing training on Monday, June 10, 2024, at 5:00 pm
CLICK HERE to register for Fair Housing training on Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024, 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.
If you need to fulfill your mandatory Fair Housing training requirements under the new Westchester County law or other New York State law, please register for free by clicking the link below:
CLICK HERE to register for Fair Housing training on Thursday, April 25, 2024, at 5:00 pm
CLICK HERE to register for Fair Housing training on Monday, June 10, 2024, 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.
Eric Blaha, Jeffrey Buss, Kenneth Jacobs, Mark Manewitz & Thomas Smithhave each been selected to the 2023 New York Metro Super Lawyers list. Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor.
Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area. The result is a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys.
Founded in 1991, Smith, Buss & Jacobs, LLP combines superlative legal service with a practical approach to delivering real-world solutions that ensure client value. Our exceptional attorneys deliver enhanced expertise across Real Estate, Cooperative and Condominium, Business, Litigation and Appeals and Government Law. We are proud of our outstanding reputation, impeccable industry rating, and large and prestigious client base of developers, condominiums and cooperatives, companies, municipalities and high-profile individuals. We are even more proud of the reasons: results, value, integrity and intelligence.
Nancy Durand will be joined by Maurice Segall, the Director of the NY & Fairfield County Program at Pro Bono Partnership. The discussion will be held virtually on February 16th, 2023 from 9:00-10:30 AM. The talk is free for NPW members. Non-NPW members will have to pay $15.00 to register.
Eric Blaha, Jeffrey Buss, Kenneth Jacobs, Mark Manewitz & Thomas Smithhave each been selected to the 2020 New York Metro Super Lawyers list. Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor.
Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area. The result is a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys.
A Westchester attorney whose firm is based in Yonkers was instrumental in coordinating a real estate refinancing so significant that it was announced jointly on April 28 by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Congressman Jamal Bowman and U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge.
Even without the fanfare from Albany and Washington, the dollar value of the deal was enough to make people sit up and take notice: $621.5 million. In addition, this was the second time the attorney shepherded putting in place a $621.5 million financing package for the property. Topping it off is that the refinancing makes it possible to spend $124 million on repairs and upgrades for an iconic residential property.
The property is Co-Op City in the Baychester section of the Bronx, and the attorney is Jeffrey Buss, founding member of the law firm Smith Buss & Jacobs LLP, which is based in Yonkers and also has offices in Manhattan and Garden City. Buss has for the past 16 years served as general counsel for Co-Op City’s legal entity, Riverbay Corporation. Riverbay, or Co-Op City, has 15,372 residential units that are home to more than 45,000 people. Co-Op City is easily visible to drivers on the Hutchinson River Parkway and Interstate 95, as well as being so big it’s an easy landmark for flights into and out of LaGuardia Airport.
Following on a four day trial, the Court issued a decision that dismissed the complaint, determined that Jacob’s clients permissibly terminated the contractor, and awarded the clients counterclaim judgment for overpayments made and expenses incurred.
