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Dean M. Roberts, Chair of the firm’s New York Real Estate & Finance Law Practice Group, oversees and coordinates a diverse group of real estate attorneys and support professionals who handle all matters relating to real estate in the state of New York. Prior to joining the firm by way of a merger in 2006, he was the managing partner of Szold & Brandwen, a law firm founded in 1924, which had been involved in the development of cooperatives (co-ops) for over 80 years.
Dean has represented real estate entities for more than 30 years in all facets of legal issues affecting individuals and legal entities that own, develop, or manage real estate assets. His practice is a hybrid of corporate, litigation, and transactional services on behalf of his clients. Dean is well established as one of the elite condominium and co-op attorneys in New York, including being one of the foremost Mitchell Lama and regulated co-op attorneys in the city.
Outside of the firm, Dean supports diverse and moderate-income housing developments as the pro bono general counsel to the Coordinating Council of Cooperatives, President of the United Housing Foundation and as a director of the Cooperative Development Fund Board of Advisors as well as other housing programs.
Quoted, “Who’s allowed to watch my building’s security camera footage?,”
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Quoted, “SQUATTER’S PARADISE? America’s biggest city ‘playing with fire’ over this new rule, attorney says,”
Fox News,
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Quoted, “I’m going to sublet my condo to a friend. Do they need to sign a lease?“
Brick Underground,
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: I signed an unusual proxy at the closing for my co-op. What can I do now?“
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Quoted, “Buying an apartment for your (grown) kid? Here are 7 things to keep in mind,”
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Featured, “Pet Concerns vs. Emotional Needs: Video Interview with Dean Roberts,”
Habitat,
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Quoted, “Must We Follow City Heating Rules If the Apartments Remain Too Hot?,”
The New York Times,
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Quoted, “A broker is misrepresenting a condo in my building. Should I report it?,”
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Quoted, “My co-op’s new pet policy seems unfair. What can I do?,”
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Quoted, “Why Do My Rent-Stabilized Neighbors Own Vacation Homes?“
The New York Times,
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Quoted, “No, you won’t lose your housing lottery apartment for making too much money,”
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Quoted, “Inside the contentious world of NYC co-op board elections,”
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Quoted, “How can I get my building’s uncooperative super to actually fix things?“
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Quoted, “My crazy neighbor keeps calling the authorities to my apartment. What can I do?“
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Quoted, “What to do with a Mitchell-Lama co-op when the owner dies?”
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Quoted, “Why are rich kids able to buy affordable HDFC apartments?“
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Quoted, “What Can I Do About The Stench Coming From My Neighbor’s Apartment?,”
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Quoted, “My Neighbor’s So Crazy That I’m Scared For My Family’s Safety. What Do I Do?,”
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Quoted, “My Tenant Wants to Put a Clause In the Lease Saying She Can Move Out Early. Should I Let Her?,”
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Quoted, “I’m Renovating My Co-Op And Want To Get Rid Of A Radiator. What’s Involved?,”
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Quoted, “Why You Probably Can’t Turn Your Co-Op into a Condo (And What To Do Instead),”
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Quoted, “Can We Sue The Sellers Over the Broken Stuff in Our New Apartment?,”
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Quoted, “Paying the Price for a Construction Boom: Inheriting a Limited-Equity Co-op,”
The New York Times,
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Quoted, “From Brooklyn ‘Creep’ To Dog Friendly Digs, a Real Person’s Guide To Housing in 2015,”
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Quoted, “I’m Selling my Co-op and Planning to Rent. When Should I Start Looking?,”
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Quoted, “Is a Neighbor Buying Another Apartment in Your Co-op? What the Board Should Ask at the Interview,”
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Quoted, “Does France Have The Solution For Cash-Strapped NYC Buyers?,”
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Quoted, “No Paws On The Floor” : The Future of Pet Rules In Apartment Buildings?,”
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Quoted, “Win The NYC Housing Lottery : How To Get an “80/20” Rental,”
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Quoted, “Fire Alert : Is Your Electrical Outlet a Hazard? Find Out,”
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Quoted, “Selling A Super’s Apartment To Bolster a Building’s Finances : What Residents Need to Know,”
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Quoted, “If My Tenant’s Husband Moves In, Can I Jack Up The Rent?,”
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Quoted, “Who’s Allowed to Watch My Building’s Security Camera Footage?,”
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Quoted, “Realty Bites: I Want to Add a Window to My Co-Op. What Kind of Hassle Am I Looking At?,”
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Quoted, “Take the Guesswork out of Hosting Long-Term Guests: Know the Rules,”
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Quoted, “My Father Wants to Kick My Brother out of the Co-Op We All Share. Can I Stop Him?,”
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Quoted, “De Blasio’s Big Affordable Housing Moment (and a Rent Freeze?)–What Does It All Mean for You?,”
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Quoted, “My Broker Wrecked My Flatscreen. Can I Deduct the Cost from His Commission?,”
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Quoted, “How Do I Stop My Tenant’s Girlfriend from Smoking on My Stoop?,”
am New York,
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Quoted, “How Do I Stop My Tenant’s Girlfriend from Smoking on My Stoop?,”
BrickUnderground,
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Quoted, “Breaking the Laws of NYC Real Estate–and What It’ll Cost You,”
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Quoted, “4 Ways the Upper West Side Gym Debacle Could Play Out,”
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Quoted, “Board Approved: Nailing the Co-op Board Interview,”
The Epoch Times,
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: How do I make sure I inherit my parents’ co-op?,”
am New York,
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Quoted, “More Mitchell-Lamas on the Way? The Good, the Bad and the Possibly Problematic,”
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: I’m Buying a NYC Apartment. How Much Should I Pay in Attorneys’ Fees?,”
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: Should I not buy an apartment under an LLC?,”
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: Can my co-op kick out a registered sex offender?,”
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: My Neighbor’s Son Is a Registered Sex Offender. Can We Kick Him out of the Co-Op?,”
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Quoted, “How to Spot a Friendly/Liberal Co-Op or Condo Board from a Mile Away?,”
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Quoted, “How do I get into an 80/20 or Mitchell-Lama building?,”
New York Magazine,
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: Can my dog stay overnight in a no-pet building?,”
am New York,
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: Can my dog stay overnight in a no-pet building?,”
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: Are condo boards as powerful as co-op boards?,”
am New York,
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: Are condo boards as powerful as co-op boards?,”
BrickUnderground,
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Quoted, “With Airbnb Gray-Zoned, Is Apartment Swapping Still Legal in NYC?,”
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: I can’t stand my super. What can I do about it?,”
am New York,
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: I can’t stand my super. What can I do about it?,”
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: Can my wife and I both run for the board?,”
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: What can I do about the tyrants on my co-op board?,”
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: What can I do about the tyrants on my co-op board?,”
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Quoted, “The Business Next Door: What Boards Should Know About Home-Based Businesses,”
The Cooperator,
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: Should I get my insurance involved over a leak from my dishwasher?,”
am New York,
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: Should I get my insurance involved over a leak from my dishwasher?,”
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: How can I get the scoop on the neighbors before I buy a place?,”
am New York,
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: How can I get the scoop on the neighbors before I buy a place?,”
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Quoted, “Sign Up by Tuesday for New Manhattan Affordable Housing Offering ‘Luxury for Less’,”
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: Can my boss actually live in the office?,”
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: Is it okay to smoke e-cigarettes in the lobby?,”
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: Is it okay to smoke e-cigarettes in the lobby?,”
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Quoted, “Summer in the City: Dealing with Neighborly Nuisances When Temps and Tempers Soar,”
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: Can our condo board sell the roof out from under us?,”
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: Can our condo board sell the roof out from under us?,”
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Quoted, “7 things to consider before buying in a landmarked building,”
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: Should I buy an apartment with a renter in place?,”
New York Daily News,
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: Should I buy an apartment with a renter in place?,”
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: My co-op needs cash. What’s the least painful way to get it?,”
New York Daily News,
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: My co-op needs cash. What’s the least painful way to get it?,”
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Quoted, “When You Can Force Your Landlord To Listen To You,”
AOL Real Estate Renter's Rules
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: What could be causing my plaster wall to bulge?,”
New York Daily News,
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: What could be causing my plaster wall to bulge?,”
BrickUnderground,
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: Does our co-op’s 80% carpet rule apply to the renters upstairs?,”
New York Daily News,
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: Does our co-op’s 80% carpet rule apply to the renters upstairs?,”
BrickUnderground,
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Quoted, “Condops demystified: What they are, why you should care–and how to find one,”
BrickUnderground,
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: We’re leaving New York. Should we sell our Brooklyn condo or rent it out?,”
New York Daily News,
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: We’re leaving New York. Should we sell our Brooklyn condo or rent it out?,”
BrickUnderground,
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: How often do co-op maintenance fees go up? Do they ever go down?,”
New York Daily News,
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: How often do co-op maintenance fees go up? Do they ever go down?,”
BrickUnderground,
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: How do we fight corruption in a small co-op?,”
New York Daily News,
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: How do we fight corruption in a small co-op?,”
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Quoted, “2013 Real Estate Forecast: The 9 biggest trends in NYC real estate this year,”
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: Do I have to pay my maintenance fee if I had to leave my apartment during Sandy?“
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“Co-op Board Faction Stages Walkout to Prevent Quorum. Or So It Thought …,”
Habitat Magazine,
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Quoted, “Ask an expert: Do we have to tell buyers we had bedbugs?,”
New York Daily News,
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: Do we have to tell buyers that we had bed bugs?,”
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Quoted, “Ask an expert: How can I take on my building’s ‘zombie’ co-op board?,”
New York Daily News,
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Quoted, “Who pays when the a/c falls out of the window?,”
New York Daily News,
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Quoted, “Ask an expert: Who pays when a break-in is your super’s fault?,”
New York Daily News,
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: Storage locker burglary was the super’s fault. Who pays?,”
BrickUnderground,
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Quoted, “Ask an expert: Who pays for defective windows in a co-op?,”
New York Daily News,
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Quoted, “Ask an expert: Do I have to tell my co-op board my boyfriend moved out?,”
New York Daily News,
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: Do I have to tell the board that my boyfriend moved out?,”
BrickUnderground,
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Quoted, “Ask an expert: Does my dog have to ride the service elevator?,”
New York Daily News,
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Quoted, “Ask an expert: How do I get a seat on my condo’s board?,”
New York Daily News: Best Places Voyeur,
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: Is a double-digit maintenance increase legal?,”
New York Daily News: Best Places Voyeur,
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: Is a double-digit maintenance increase legal?,”
BrickUnderground,
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Quoted, “Help! How Do I Get Rid Of The Brothel In My Apartment Building?,”
Business Insider,
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Quoted, “The easiest way to get rid of the brothel in your building,”
BrickUnderground,
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Quoted, “Ask an expert: How can I spot a bad co-op building?,”
New York Daily News: Best Places Voyeur
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Quoted, “Ask an expert: Should I break the rules and get a washing machine?,”
New York Daily News: Best Places Voyeur,
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: The consequences of an illicit washer-dryer,”
BrickUnderground,
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“Beyond the board interview: 5 good reasons to visit prospective buyers at home,”
BrickUnderground,
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Quoted, “Ask an expert: Can we still buy a co-op if we flunk the debt-to-income test?,”
New York Daily News: Best Places Voyeur,
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Interviewed (video), “Some City Co-Ops Become More Accepting Of Dogs,”
NY 1 News,
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: Can my co-op kick me out because my kids are loud?“
BrickUnderground,
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Habitat Magazine,
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: Corrupt board president, kickbacks, and a leaky roof,”
BrickUnderground.
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Quoted, “Ask an Expert: How do I check a developer’s track record?,”
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Quoted, “Shakedown: Class lines crumble as slip-and-falls trip co-ops, condos,”
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“Controlling Pets,” in “Co-op/Condo Pets Controversy: Two Attorneys on Latest Developments,”
Habitat Magazine,
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CCC Meeting, Feature Speaker,
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Morningside Heights Housing Corporation, Webinar,
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The Cooperator, Webinar,
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Morningside Heights Housing Corporation, New York, NY,
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Morningside Heights Housing Corporation, New York, NY,
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Coordinating Council of Cooperatives of Greater New York,
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Coordinating Council of Cooperatives, Bronx, NY,
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Morningside Heights Housing Corporation, New York, NY,
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Morningside Heights Housing Corporation, New York, NY,
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Coordinating Council of Cooperatives of Greater New York, Bronx, NY,
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FirstService Residential, New York, NY,
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Coordinating Council of Cooperatives, Bronx, NY,
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Coordinating Council of Cooperatives, New York, NY,
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webinar presented by Wilkin & Guttenplan,
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Coordinating Council of Cooperatives, New York, NY,
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Coordinating Council of Cooperatives, New York, NY,
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The Friars Club, New York, NY,
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Amalgamated Houses, Bronx, NY,
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Public Meeting, Coop-City, Bronx, NY,
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Coordinating Council of Cooperatives, New York, NY,
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