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NEW YORK CITY BAR CENTER SEMINAR

On June 12, 2018, Darryl Vernon led a CLE at the New York City Bar Center focusing on issues concerning water leaks in cooperatives and condominiums in New York. Mr. Vernon's teaching included the relevant governing documents for cooperatives and condominiums, as well as the applicable sections of New York Real Property Law. The seminar covered issues related to leaks, liability and remedies, forums for these disputes, example situations, and relevant case law summaries. Course materials, CD and DVD versions are available on the New York City Bar website.

FIRM PARTNER A PANELIST AT CIVIL RIGHTS ROUND TABLE AT NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL AND SPONSORED BY THE DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

June 6th, 2011 Mr. Vernon was invited to be a panelist at the first annual conference of the Civil Rights Roundtable, in which participants included the Dept. of Justice, the Dept. of Education, and the New York State Division of Human Rights. The program was well attended, and the guest speaker was Soledad O'Brien. The accomplished goal of the program was in educating the public about various changes in the disability laws.

THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING BOARD-APPROVED ALTERATION AGREEMENTS IN CO-OPS

February 24th, 2010 A recent New York Law Journal article discussing apartment alterations in co-ops and condominiums, and the importance of having board-approved alteration agreements, highlighted Babeli v. 7-11 East 13th Street Corporation, a 2003 cases involving a cooperative unit owner with such a board-approved alteration agreement. After moving for preliminary injunction, Ms. Babeli won a court order compelling her co-op to allow her to proceed with agreed-upon alterations. The court, reviewing the agreement the co-op board had made with the plaintiff, concluded that she should be allowed to connect her rooftop space to her apartment by a staircase as outlined in the agreement. Further, the co-op's stalling in coordinating the completion of the alterations-in-progress were pretext for trying to force Ms. Babeli to purchase more shares for her rooftop space, and in part because she had to live amidst ongoing construction, plaintiff met the requirements for preliminary injunction. Ms. Babeli was represented by Mel B. Ginsburg.

THE LAWS AFFECTING HOUSING & COMPANION ANIMALS

September 1st, 2009 On December 7, 2009, Mr. Vernon chaired a seminar at the New York City Bar Center for CLE discussing issues concerning companion animals in housing in New York. The applicable federal, state and local laws were examined, including �27-2009.1 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York, laws relating to discrimination and the disabled, and statutory and case law generally applicable to housing. Cooperative, condominium, as well as rent-regulated housing were discussed. Course materials, CD and DVD versions are available on the City Bar website.