Legal Question in Real Estate Law in New York

I am a condo owner who wishes to document the sponsor's and homeowners association's failure to perform repairs to the building's exterior (water leak from the outside). Although I have, previously, communicated with both parties via email, they failed to respond to my requests via email to do the repairs.

1) Is correspondence via email (as opposed to, for example, a written letter) sufficient documentary evidence of notice to a party?

2) Can a subpoena for records be served on a party by mail (instead of being hand delivered)?


Asked on 5/07/12, 9:40 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Kevin Connolly Kevin J. Connolly

1.Email is harder to get into evidence than certified mail.

2.No, not against a private party.

3.If this building converted to condo in the past 5 years, notify the attorney general, so he can freeze any pending condo plans that the sponsor has filed. That usually gets his attention.

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Answered on 5/14/12, 6:35 am


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