Richard Siegler

March 06, 2013 | New York Law Journal

In their Cooperatives and Condominiums column, Richard Siegler, of counsel to Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, and Eva Talel, a partner at the firm, write that as the known risks associated with smoking increase, so do the number and intensity of smoking-related complaints received by co-op and condominium boards and managers, including demands that building-wide smoking bans be implemented.

By Richard Siegler and Eva Talel

11 minute read

September 04, 2013 | New York Law Journal

In their Cooperatives and Condominiums column, Richard Siegler and Eva Talel of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, write: By understanding their authority to impose sublet and leasing fees and how to create such authority if none exists in the governing documents, or the existing provision is unenforceable, boards and managers can successfully implement an enforceable sublet policy that best suits the needs of the building and its apartment owners.

By Richard Siegler and Eva Talel

12 minute read

November 02, 2011 | New York Law Journal

In their Cooperatives and Condominiums column, Richard Siegler and Eva Talel of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan discuss co-op board members' implicit duty of confidentiality and suggest the best practices for maintaining board matters in confidence until the board as a whole decides that specific information should be publicly disclosed.

By Richard Siegler and Eva Talel

11 minute read

March 07, 2012 | New York Law Journal

In their Cooperatives and Condominiums column, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan's Richard Siegler and Eva Talel examine case law on house rules, which shows that a board can, in good faith and in furtherance of the entity's purposes, enact house rules pertaining to pets, noise, appliances and odors, and regulate other conduct of apartment owners, so long as the rules do not conflict with the governing documents and are not tantamount to an amendment of such governing documents.

By Richard Siegler and Eva Talel

13 minute read

January 04, 2012 | New York Law Journal

In their Cooperatives and Condominiums column, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan's Richard Siegler and Eva Talel discuss two recent First Department decisions that address board rejections of apartment sales based on a minimum transfer price and whether such rejections are an inherent unreasonable restraint on alienation and therefore impermissible or whether the issue should be governed by the business judgment rule.

By Richard Siegler and Eva Talel

13 minute read

May 02, 2012 | New York Law Journal

In their Cooperatives and Condominiums column, Richard Siegler, of counsel to Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, and Eva Talel, a partner at the firm, analyze case law dealing with board authority to enforce house rules and discuss various methods boards have implemented to enforce house rules, including suggestions for steps that boards and managers can take to preserve the right to enforce house rules.

By Richard Siegler and Eva Talel

12 minute read

November 07, 2012 | New York Law Journal

In their Cooperatives and Condominiums column, Richard Siegler, of counsel to Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, and Eva Talel, a partner at the firm, write that, absent a bylaw provision that addresses exclusive use, the most effective way for a condominium board to allow a unit owner exclusive use of a portion of the common elements is to grant a revocable license for the subject space.

By Richard Siegler And Eva Talel

13 minute read

January 06, 2011 | Legaltech News

Internet access plays a vital role in the American communications network. But who controls access in co-ops and condominiums? Attorneys Richard Siegler and Eva Talel explore the access rights of apartment owners and boards and case law regulating access to telecommunications services.

By Richard Siegler and Eva Talel

10 minute read

May 01, 2013 | New York Law Journal

In their Cooperatives and Condominiums column, Richard Siegler, of counsel to Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, and Eva Talel, a partner at the firm, address the important changes made by the 2013 amendments to the previous abatement program, their impact on apartment owners and the challenges created for owners, boards and managers by the manner in which the Department of Finance has determined to implement the 2013 amendments.

By Richard Siegler and Eva Talel

14 minute read

July 03, 2013 | New York Law Journal

In their Co-ops and Condominiums column, Richard Siegler, of counsel to Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, and Eva Talel, a partner at the firm, write that co-op proprietary leases generally restrict and may even prohibit subletting, and courts have generally upheld such restraints as reasonable, in furtherance of the co-op's objectives

By Richard Siegler and Eva Talel

13 minute read