Tips for Landlords, Building and Home Owners
How to Insure Your Home When Selling
Your house is for sale, and real estate agents and prospective buyers are trooping through it. Maybe you’ve already moved, and your home is vacant. Are you insured if one…
Keep Those Fire Escapes in Working Condition
New York City building owners with outside fire escapes have two choices regarding these external means of egress: keep them maintained or remove them. Fire escapes are a classic feature…
Bed Bug Reporting Requirements for New York City Landlords
New York City requires landlords of multiple dwellings (3+ residential units) to file an Annual Bed Bug Report that discloses any bed bug infestations on the property in the previous…
Throwback Thursday: Quality Service Is the Secret to Success
Some things (like the importance of quality service) never change... and that's a good thing. We came across an article written 19 years ago featuring our agency's dedication to quality…
Winter Weather Home Protection When You’re Away From Home
You need to understand winter weather home protection because when you leave home in the winter, whether for a quick vacation or a longer stay somewhere warm, you want to…
Do Landlords Need Commercial Auto Insurance?
As a landlord or building owner, do you need commercial auto insurance? You probably drive your personal vehicle for business. Or you use your car for personal use most of…
Stay Safe When Using Space Heaters
Space heaters can warm up a chilly room. They can save energy by allowing you to turn down your thermostat and only heat a small area. Unfortunately, they can also…
Homeowners Associations and Fraud: What You Need to Know
If you live in a property with a private homeowners' association (HOA), like many condominium and co-operative buildings in the New York City area, homeowner association fraud is a real…
City Building Owners Insurance Now Offers Property and Casualty Insurance to High Net Worth Families
Stu Cohen and the City Building Owners Insurance program have partnered with the PURE Group of Insurance Companies. Headquartered in White Plains, N.Y., PURE is a member-owned property and casualty…
Do You Have Cyber Insurance Protection?
After the recent (and preventable) Equifax breach, Yahoo's follow-up announcement that the August 2013 attack affected all 3 billion of its users at the time—rather than the initially reported 1…