Cooperative and Condominium Law
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New NYC Law: Co-op Admissions Timing Law02/04/2026
Co-op boards and managing agents will need to quickly familiarize themselves with a newly-adopted Local Law, Intro. 1120-B, which requires co-ops with 10 or more residential units to follow strict timelines to review and respond to sales applications that require board approval.
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Mark Axinn Published in Habitat Weekly With Article, “Hidden Costs of Commercial Leases”01/06/2026
Mark Axinn, Chair, Cooperative and Condominium Practice at Phillips Nizer, was published in Habitat Weekly’s December 20th issue with the article, “Hidden Costs of Commercial Leases”, discussing how leasing a co-op’s commercial space can come with “hidden” costs, such as rent concessions and broker fees, and means to best address those expenses.
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Mark Axinn, Chair of the firm's Cooperative and Condominium practice and a partner in the Real Estate department, participated in an interview, From Empty Storefront to Steady Income hosted by Habitat's Carol Ott.10/28/2025
Mark Axinn explains how to think like a professional landlord while recognizing your unique constraints.
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Phillips Nizer Achieves Dismissal for Co-op in Dispute Over Stock Certificate and Survivorship Rights08/26/2025
Phillips Nizer, led by Partner Mark Axinn and Associate Judith Swartz, recently secured a significant victory in New York Supreme Court, Kings County on behalf of its client, a cooperative.
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Mark Axinn Published in Habitat Weekly With Article, “Spread Costs Over Time With Strategic Negotiations"11/05/2024
Mark Axinn, Chair, Cooperative and Condominium Practice at Phillips Nizer, was published in Habitat Weekly’s November issue with the article, “Spread Costs Over Time With Strategic Negotiations”, discussing the up-front expenses Co-ops face when leasing to new commercial tenants.
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Marc Landis Interviewed by Brick Underground On Steps To Replace Your Condo Board02/06/2024
Phillips Nizer Managing Partner and Real Estate Practice Co-Chair, Marc Landis, was interviewed by Brick Underground for an article, published on February 6, titled: “The Big Bad Board: How Do We Replace Our Entire Condo Board?” Marc discusses the process that condominium owners should to take when deciding to replace their board.
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Allen Brill Featured in Habitat Weekly With Article, “Renovation Responsibilities for Co-op and Condo Boards”01/24/2024
Allen Brill, Partner in Phillips Nizer’s Real Estate Practice, was featured in the January 18th issue of Habitat Weekly with the article, “Renovation Responsibilities for Co-op and Condo Boards”, discussing new strategies for boards in managing renovations.
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Mark Axinn Published in Habitat Weekly With Article, “Arrears in Co-op and Condo Communities”01/05/2024
Mark Axinn, Chair, Cooperative and Condominium Practice at Phillips Nizer, was published in Habitat Weekly’s December 28th issue with the article, “Arrears in Co-op and Condo Communities”, discussing steps co-op and condo boards can take to collect unpaid maintenance and common charges from shareholders or unit-owners.
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Partner Mark Axinn was recently quoted in a Habitat Magazine article, “Get Your Guard Up”12/27/2023
Mark Axinn, Chair, Cooperative and Condominium Practice at Phillips Nizer, was quoted in Habitat Magazine’s December 2023 issue for the article, “Get Your Guard Up”, discussing co-op and condo boards’ risk of cybersecurity attacks and how to minimize the risk of a breach in security.
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Allen Brill Interviewed by Habitat Magazine for Article on Trends in Shifting Cost Responsibility When Renovating a Co-op Apartment11/07/2023
Phillips Nizer real estate partner, Allen Brill, was interviewed by Habitat Magazine, for the article, “Shifting the Burden,” discussing trends in boards shifting the cost burden onto the shareholder when renovating a co-op apartment, published in their November 2023 issue.
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Mark Axinn Featured In Habitat Magazine With Article On How to Handle Hoarders08/02/2023
Phillips Nizer Cooperative and Condominium Practice Chair, Mark Axinn, was featured in Habitat Magazine, for his article, “A Primer for Co-op and Condo Boards on How to Handle Hoarders”, August 2, 2023.
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Mark Axinn Featured in the Cooperator News New York Q&A on Window Repairs and Replacements06/07/2022
Cooperative and Condominium Practice head Mark Axinn was featured in the Cooperator News New York's Q&A series discussing who is responsible for window repairs and replacements in proprietary leases.
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Phillips Nizer Practical News Legal Alert: Good News for Co-op Boards and Managing Agents for the New Year: Changes to Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act Benefit Co-op Corporations, January 202201/04/2022
Good News for Co-op Boards and Managing Agents for the New Year: Changes to Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act Benefit Co-op Corporations. On December 22, 2021, Governor Hochul signed legislation exempting co-ops from many of the onerous restrictions in the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019. These revisions will allow boards and their agents to represent the shareholders’ interests more effectively in operating their buildings.
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Condominium and Cooperative Practice Chair Mark Axinn Discusses Coop Meeting Rules in a Q&A for the Cooperator News New York12/21/2021
Condominium and Cooperative Practice Chair Mark Axinn answers a reader question for Cooperator News New York on coop meeting rules.
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Proportionate Shares Are Set in Stone, Habitat Magazine (November 2021), Mark Axinn, Phillips Nizer Condominium and Coop Law Chair
11/19/2021Proportionate Shares Are Set in Stone, Habitat Magazine (November 2021)
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Habitat Magazine: Co-op Boards Getting Ready for the Reopening of Housing Court, by Mark N. Axinn08/19/2021
The national debate on evictions is set to play out in New York, where the Civil Court’s residential landlord and tenant section, commonly known as housing court, is scheduled to reopen next month for the first time since March 2020. Co-op boards looking to enforce their proprietary leases must grapple with two questions: What if the courts do not reopen in September, despite this month’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling invalidating the current moratorium on evictions? And even if housing court does reopen, how much of a delay will co-ops face due to the severe backlog of cases after a 17-month hiatus brought on by COVID-19?
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Good News for Co-ops and Condos: Sponsors Are Selling, as seen in Habitat Magazine (July 8, 2021) By: Mark N. Axinn, Phillips Nizer LLP Condominium and Cooperative Law Chair07/08/2021
After decades of fighting their sponsors, New York City co-ops and condominiums may finally be catching a break. Almost 20 years have passed since the state’s highest court, the Court of Appeals, decided the landmark Jennifer Realty case, holding that co-op apartment corporations may sue their sponsor-developers for breach of an implied promise to sell their unsold shares in the corporation. Despite the ruling, most owners of unsold apartments continued to rent rather than sell their unsold units, especially when the rental market remained strong.
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Phillips Nizer Adds Four Real Estate Partners and an Associate from Brill & Meisel: Allen H. Brill, Elliott Meisel, Mark Axinn, Christopher Aldridge, and Amanda Benishai06/01/2021
Four partners and an associate join top NY Real Estate practice