This episode of NYC Real Estate is presented by EBMG, a NYC Property Management Firm specializing in the management of residential and mixed-use buildings. Host Mark Levine sits with Edward Taylor, Esq. of New York law firm Taylor, Eldridge & Endres, P.C. to talk about Emotional Support Animals (ESA's) in Cooperatives, Condominium and HOA communities. ESA's are not considered to be pets and the request for an ESA from a resident and the application / proof from a medical professional are important parts to the discussion and the procedure for properly running a building.

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Host Mark Levine, of NYC Property Management firm EBMG sits down with Carol Ott, Publisher of Habitat Magazine, among other NYC real estate publications.

Carol has been publishing Habitat Magazine since 1982 and they have an online archive digitized from 2002 on. Carol opens up about the Coop / Condo market and how things have shifted in the last 20 or so years. Definitely an interesting listen.

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Host Mark Levine of NYC Property Management firm EBMG sits down with owner Denise Savino and General Manager Adam Grieshaber of Automatic Industries to talk about all things laundry room related; including what to look for when bidding out a new contract, amenities added at the beginning of a contract, the contract itself, service and more.

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Host Mark Levine of NYC Property Management firm EBMG sits down with insurance expert and owner of Mackoul Risk Solutions, Ed Mackoul, to talk about the rising premiums that insurance carriers are bringing to the market in current conditions. 

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Host Mark Levine of EBMG, a New York City property management firm sits with Orest Tomaselli of National Condo Advisors, LLC to discuss a variety of interesting real estate topics, including new and existing developments, Fannie Mae lending requirements, 10% reserve funding in budgets, Reserve Studies and more. 

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Host Mark Levine from NYC Property Management firm EBMG sits down for a one-on-one talk with Penny Mendelsohn of McFar Contractors to talk about exterior renovations in the NYC area. A 4th-generation member of the family-run company, Penny shares her insights and talks candidly on what it is like to be a female in a male-dominated profession. 

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Host Mark Levine from Property Management Firm EBMG sits down with Edward Mackoul and Rebecca Scandaliato from Mackoul Risk Solutions to talk about the new guidelines and laws pertaining to Sexual Harassment training and course completions in the New York State and New York City areas. 

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New York State is requiring that all employees and managers take the course and complete it by October 9, 2019. This will be a yearly requirement, so all businesses with more than one employee in New York State are subject to the guidelines. Rebecca and Edward sift through the law, the requirements and more on this brand new episode.

Host Mark Levine's property management firm, EBMG is hiring a seasoned property manager for his growing business. A quick interim episode, the usual podcast will return next week, when Mark returns from Florida, where he was with family during Hurricane Dorian.

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Host Mark Levine of NYC Property Management firm EBMG sits down with Justin Waiser of NYC area law firm William A. Slutsky, P.C. to talk about a variety of issues when dealing with contracts for major capital work. Work that could be considered major capital is facade, boiler, elevator and more. 

Topics covered in this episode include: 

- Vendor selection criteria 

- Contract negotiation 

- Payment terms 

- AIA contracts and Riders 

- Payment Requisitions and Payment Plans 

- Allowances for Timing 

- Communication - and more. 

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Host Mark Levine of NYC Property Management firm EBMG takes you on a guided tour of what you should look out for after you become a part of the Board of Directors (coop) or Managers (condo).

Topics hit upon in this episode are:

- How do you get appointed or voted on?

- What's an inspector of election at an annual meeting?

- How do I become the President? Does the president have any more power than a regular member?

- Can the Board strip my title as an officer?

- Can the Board remove me from office?

- What are bylaws, proprietary leases and house rules? How can we amend them?

- Should we be concerned with confidentiality?

- Is there a way to give notice of every monthly meeting in advance?

- What are committees?

- And many more topics

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