Thanks to Local Law 110, which took effect at the beginning of December 2019, if you are the owner of a residential building within the five boroughs of New York City, you are now required to post or distribute a copy of all summonses issued by the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) concerning
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LLC Sellers and Buyers Beware: Unprecedented Reporting Requirements
By Jordan J. Metzger & Nicole Dlugosz on
Posted in Acquisitions, Real Estate
*Update: On November 4, 2019, after coming under heavy fire from New York City’s real-estate industry, the State’s Department of Finance and Taxation issued a new guidance that notably no longer requires LLC sellers and buyers of residential condominium units to disclose the identities of their members. Several sources following this development conclude this policy…
NYC Property Owners: Neighbors Who Are Renovating Might Use Your Property For Free.
The New York City Building Code, Chapter 33, requires a developer to safeguard adjoining property during the conduct of all construction and demolition operations. Accordingly, a developer and an adjoining property owner may enter into a license agreement, whereby the adjoining property owner provides the developer with access to its property to install Code-required…
NYC Council Modifies Commercial Rent Tax
By Adam H. Morsy on
The New York City Council approved a bill on Thursday, November 30, that impacts thousands of small business owners located south of 96th Street in Manhattan. The bill modifies the threshold that businesses must meet in order to be exempt from paying the 3.9 percent New York City commercial rent tax, which is…