COOPERATIVE & CONDOMINIUM LAW

Rottenberg Lipman Rich represents cooperative housing corporations, condominiums, and their boards, as well as individual shareholders, unit owners, developers, sponsors, and managing agents throughout the greater metropolitan area.

Attorneys in our Cooperative & Condominium Law practice advise cooperative and condominium boards and managing agents on matters including dispute resolution and litigation, workouts with defaulting sponsors, proxy fights regarding control of boards of directors and managers, as well as disputes with managing agents and contractors, lien and mortgage foreclosures, enforcement of nonpayment of maintenance and common charges claims, sales of defaulting owners’ shares and proprietary leases, labor/union arbitrations and litigations and employment discrimination claims, claims relating to alleged failure to approve sales of cooperatives apartments, disputes with contractors, design and engineering professionals, and sponsors in connection with claims for construction and design defects, fraud claims and litigation against sponsors and others relating to the conversion of cooperatives and condominiums, and defending claims against boards and/or board members.


Rottenberg Lipman Rich also represents clients in such transactional matters as underlying building mortgage refinancings, negotiation of construction and maintenance agreements; managing agent agreements; commercial leases; garage agreements; and development and expansion agreements. Additionally, our attorneys advise clients on regulatory and compliance, representing them before governmental agencies, including the New York State Attorney General’s Office.