Peter Axelrod & Associates, P.C.

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Peter Axelrod & Associates, P.C. acts as general counsel and litigation counsel to boards of directors of cooperatives and boards of managers of condominiums, representing a wide array of clients from complexes of over 1700 units to buildings with as few as five units.

 

Our full range of cooperative and condominium legal services includes:

 

  • Revising corporate documents (including proprietary leases and by-laws

  • Advising on election and board proceedings

  • Counseling on day to day issues

  • Counseling on all issues involving sponsors, shareholders and commercial tenants

Examples of our Cooperative and Condominium Litigation Practice

 

  • Board of Directors Succession: successfully represented group of shareholders in proxy fight, allowing our clients finally to accede to elected positions on Board of Directors of prestigious cooperative corporation

  • Cooperative Board Discrimination: successfully represented shareholder seeking redress against alleged discriminatory practices of Board resulting in favorable settlement on behalf of client

  • Fraudulent Concealment: successfully gained favorable settlement for client against seller, seller’s broker and cooperative corporation in claim involving fraudulent concealment of defects

  • Enforcement of By-Laws: successfully represented Homeowner’s Association against component condominium division to enforce By-Laws resulting in component condominium consenting to amendment of By-Laws

  • Sex Discrimination Complaint: successfully defended cooperative corporation against sex-discrimination complaint before the New York City Human Rights Commission

 

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