New 2018 Requirements For Cooperatives And Condominiums

The New York City Council and the New York State Legislature have recently passed legislation subjecting new compliance and reporting requirements for cooperatives and condominiums. Although these requirements do not go into effect until 2018, cooperative and condominium boards and their managing agents should be aware of them.

Smoking

On August 28^th Mayor De Blasio signed into law a number of bills passed by the City Council amending the New York City Administrative Code to further regulate and discourage smoking. The use of electronic cigarettes, which many had assumed was already subject to the same "smoking" restrictions as tobacco products, is now banned specifically wherever smoking is prohibited, effective February 28, 2018. More significantly, all cooperatives and condominiums are now obligated to adopt a building-wide smoking policy and incorporate that policy into the cooperative's or condominium's bylaws or house rules. The policy must address all