COOPS & CONDOMINIUMS LAW

COOP-CONDO LAW A growing area of the firm's practice is representing cooperative corporations and condominium boards. The firm's attorneys build lasting relationships with co-op and condominium clients by providing personal and cost-effective representation. Clients can expect that Kennedy & Gillen will provide comprehensive solutions for matters ranging from simple disputes between neighbors to complex refinancing of the underlying mortgage on the property.

Clients rely on the firm to:
  • Provide the Board with general legal advice on day-to-day matters
  • Attend annual shareholders meetings to address legal matters on behalf of the Board
  • Prepare, revise and interpret legal documents including the by-laws, proprietary lease, house rules, alteration agreements, sublet agreements, default notices, and living trust agreements
  • Review, negotiate and prepare agreements with third parties, such as managing agents and service providers including landscapers, snow removal firms, security guards, contractors, engineers, and project managers
  • Prepare, review and negotiate AIA agreements for projects such as roof work, boiler replacement, sidewalk and parking lot repair, exterior renovation and other property improvements
  • Act as the transfer agent in the closings of apartment transfers and loan refinances-at no cost to the cooperative corporation
  • Assist in negotiating the terms of commitment letters and all loan documents through closing when refinancing the property's underlying mortgage
  • Provide representation in housing court proceedings against tenant-shareholders who are in default of their proprietary leases
  • Litigate breach of contract actions for construction defects and other disputes
  • Defend the cooperative corporation or condominium board in claims not defended by insurance counsel
  • Regularly advise on changes in governmental requirements affecting Boards such as notice requirements when denying an applicant
  • Appear on behalf of Boards in administrative proceedings to defend claims of discrimination






Practice Areas
•  Real Estate
•  Supermarket Law
•  Coops & Condos
•  Labor & Employment
•  Corporate
•  Litigation
•  Negligence
•  Trusts & Estates




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