Brandon Mason
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The Pied-à-Terre Tax Has Passed. Here's What Comes Next.
June 1, 2026On May 27, 2026, the New York State Legislature passed the pied-à-terre surcharge as part of the $268 billion FY2027 state budget. It is ...
Read MoreNYC Pied-à-Terre Tax: What It Is, Why It Keeps Coming Back, and What It Won't Fix
April 19, 2026Governor Hochul's proposed pied-à-terre tax on NYC second homes over $5 million has a 12-year history of failing in Albany. Here's what t...
Read MoreNYC Building Workers Have Authorized a Strike. Here's What Residents Need to Know.
April 16, 2026The 32BJ SEIU strike vote passed on April 15. If no deal is reached by April 20, here's what co-op and condo residents across NYC need to...
Read MoreNYC Co-op Reform: The Law That Passed, and the One That Didn't (Part 2)
April 14, 2026The new co-op timeline law sets deadlines, but boards still aren't required to say why they denied you. Here's what Intro 915 proposes — ...
Read MoreNYC Co-op Boards Are Now on the Clock (Part 1)
April 14, 2026NYC co-op boards now have 15 days to acknowledge your application and 45 days to decide. What the Cooperative Application Timeline Law me...
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