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FREE HDFC EVENT ON LOCAL LAW 97 on Saturday Nov. 11 from 11:30 am to 3:30 pm – REGISTER NOW
The HDFC Coalition, together with the West Harlem Development Corporation’s “HDFC Resource Center,” is sponsoring an event to inform you about Local Law 97 on Saturday, November 11, 2023 from 11:30 am to 3:30 pm.
Admission is free but you must register at this link: https://bit.ly/LL97-HDFC
Please see below for details on how HDFCs can get information and assistance to comply with Local Law 97, which requires many, but not all, building owners in NYC to implement energy conservation measures, and allows the city to fine buildings that do not comply in time.
(Buildings with less than a total of 25,000 square feet of floor space are exempt from complying with Local Law 97 at this time. You can easily see the total square footage of your building by clicking on the NYC Accelerator website here. Simply enter your building address and the total square footage of your building will appear on the top left of your screen.)
Energy Conservation, Efficiency & Compliance with Local Law 97
COMMUNITY FAIR for HDFCs and Shareholders
Saturday, November 11, 2023
11:30 am to 3:30 pm
At Columbia University’s “The Forum” located at 601 West 125th Street & Broadway
Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/vuKctvq8HUZLNRbt6
Get your building ready for the cold and prepared for new NYC compliance standards with important information about resources and demonstrations of new technologies, and
understand Local Law 97 compliance pathways for HDFC Cooperative buildings.
Among the many energy companies and efficiency advocates tabling at The HDFC Community Fair will be Con Edison, NYC Accelerator, UHAB, Approved Oil Company, Meridian Capital, Kelvin Radiator Labs, and of course, the HDFC Coalition.
Special guest speaker and HDFC advocate for his West Harlem District will be Council Member Shaun Abreu. CM Abreu will provide a few words about his and the City Council’s efforts to help HDFCs, large and small, comply with LL97.
The HDFC Community Fair will seek to provide information and answers to your questions, such as:
- Is my building required to comply with Local Law 97 building emissions standards?
- Is my building ready for a cold winter?
- Is my building still using No. 4 heating oil, and if so, when do we have to change to another fuel?
- Should my building winterize or consider upgrades to building infrastructure?
- My building needs help with identifying a qualified energy consultant. How can I find one?
As this winter’s record high electricity & gas costs will surely strain most buildings’ finances, the HDFC Community Fair will hopefully provide viable options for your HDFC and assist most with their compliance with Local Law 97.
To attend this FREE conference, please register and get your tickets with the following link: https://bit.ly/LL97-HDFC
La Coalición de HDFC, junto con el “Centro de Recursos HDFC” de la Corporación de Desarrollo de West Harlem, está patrocinando un evento para informarle sobre la Ley Local 97 el sábado 11 de noviembre de 2023 de 11:30 am a 3:30 pm. La entrada es gratuita pero hay que inscribirse en este enlace: https://bit.ly/LL97-HDFC
Consulte a continuación los detalles sobre cómo las HDFC pueden obtener información y asistencia para cumplir con la Ley Local 97, que requiere que muchos, pero no todos, los propietarios de edificios en la ciudad de Nueva York implementen medidas de conservación de energía, y permite a la ciudad multar a los edificios que no cumplan a tiempo.
(Los edificios con menos de un total de 25,000 pies cuadrados de superficie están exentos de cumplir con la Ley Local 97 en este momento. Puede ver fácilmente el total de pies cuadrados de su edificio haciendo clic en el sitio web de NYC Accelerator aquí. Simplemente ingrese la dirección de su edificio y el total de pies cuadrados de su edificio aparecerá en la parte superior izquierda de su pantalla).
Conservación de Energía, Eficiencia y Cumplimiento de la Ley Local 97
FERIA COMUNITARIA para HDFCs y Accionistas
Sábado, 11 de noviembre de 2023
de 11:30 a 15:30 horas
En “The Forum” de la Universidad de Columbia,
ubicado en 601 West 125th Street y Broadway
Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/vuKctvq8HUZLNRbt6
Prepare su edificio para el frío y prepárese para los nuevos estándares de cumplimiento de la ciudad de Nueva York con información importante sobre recursos y demostraciones de nuevas tecnologías y comprenda las vías de cumplimiento de la Ley Local 97 para los HDFC Cooperativa.
Entre las muchas compañías de energía y defensores de la eficiencia que se presentarán en la Feria Comunitaria HDFC se encuentran Con Edison, NYC Accelerator, UHAB, Approved Oil Company, Meridian Capital, Kelvin Radiator Labs y, por supuesto, HDFC Coalition.
El orador invitado especial y gran defensor de HDFCs en su Distrito de West Harlem será el concejal Shaun Abreu. CM Abreu brindará algunas palabras sobre sus esfuerzos y los del Concejo Municipal para ayudar a los HDFC, grandes y pequeños, a cumplir con LL97.
La Feria Comunitaria de HDFC buscará proporcionar información y respuestas a sus preguntas, tales como:
· ¿Se requiere que mi edificio cumpla con los estándares de emisiones de construcción de la Ley Local 97?
· ¿Está mi edificio preparado para un invierno frío?
· ¿Mi edificio sigue utilizando gasóleo de calefacción n.º 4 y, de ser así, cuándo tenemos que cambiar a otro combustible?
· ¿Debería mi edificio prepararse para el invierno o considerar mejoras en la infraestructura del edificio?
· Mi edificio necesita ayuda para identificar a un consultor energético calificado. ¿Cómo puedo encontrar uno?
Dado que los altos costos récord de electricidad y gas de este invierno seguramente afectarán las finanzas de la mayoría de los edificios, se espera que la Feria Comunitaria de HDFC brinde opciones viables para su HDFC y ayude a la mayoría con el cumplimiento de la Ley Local 97.
Para asistir a esta conferencia GRATUITA, regístrese y obtenga sus boletos con el siguiente enlace: https://bit.ly/LL97-HDFC
URGENT: HDFC shareholders report that “FLIP” insurance program is no longer affordable, big price increases
URGENTE: Accionistas de HDFC informan que el programa de seguros “FLIP” ya no es asequible con grandes aumentos de precios
HDFC shareholders have asked the HDFC Coalition to help
Los accionistas de HDFC han pedido ayuda a la HDFC Coalition/La Coalición de HDFCs
HDFCs urgently need affordable insurance to avoid big maintenance increases, potential bankruptcy
Los accionistas de HDFC necesitan urgentemente un seguro asequible para evitar grandes aumentos de mantenimiento y posibles quiebras
Almost 50% of HDFCs are enrolled in the “FLIP” insurance program
We have solutions!
¡Tenemos soluciones!
Join our HDFC Affordable Insurance Zoom Webinar on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at 7:00 pm
Únase a nuestro HDFC seminario web sobre cómo obtener “seguro asequible” este martes, 24 de enero de 2023 a las 7:00 pm
ZOOM MEETING LINK HERE
ENLACE DE REUNIÓN DE ZOOM AQUÍ
(Version en español a continuación)
Dear HDFC Coalition members,
HDFC shareholders have asked us to hold an emergency webinar to help them find affordable insurance before their buildings go bankrupt due to insurance cost increases. We have already referred some HDFCs to brokers who have found them insurance that is affordable, and cheaper than the “FLIP” program.
This is urgent, so please do the following:
- Alert your neighbors and your co-op’s board of directors.
- Fill out this simple questionnaire about your HDFC’s insurance before the Tuesday evenings webinar. We will not share your responses with anyone, and brokers will not call you. We just want to better understand the problem. You can also write in questions that we can address in the webinar. Link: HDFC Insurance Survey
- Join the webinar on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at 7:00pm. Link: Zoom Webinar or use the full Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86329904470?pwd=T1pyMjZ3UnhQQm1qWjdJMktiQkpiUT09. Meeting ID: 863 2990 4470
PANELISTS FOR THE HDFC INSURANCE WEBINAR:
- Emma Lupu, Attorney, of Smith, Buss & Jacobs, LLP. elupu@sbjlaw.com
- Josh Koppel, CPM, President of HSC Management. josh.koppel@hscmanagement.com
- Jacob Berkovitz, Insurance Broker, JM & ADA Associates LLC. jacob@realestateinsurance.us
- Scott Handwerger, Insurance Broker, Acrisure LLC. scott@aloganins.com
We hope to see you there!
Sincerely,
The HDFC Coalition Policy Committee
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Estimados accionistas de HDFC,
Accionistas de HDFC nos han pedido que celebremos un seminario web de emergencia para ayudarlos a encontrar un seguro asequible antes de que sus edificios quiebren debido a los aumentos en los costos del seguro. Ya hemos referido algunos HDFC a otras agencias que les han encontrado un seguro asequible y más barato que el programa “FLIP”.
Esto es urgente, así que por favor haga lo siguiente:
– Alerte a sus vecinos y a la junta directiva de su cooperativa.
– Complete este sencillo cuestionario sobre el seguro de su HDFC antes del seminario web de los martes por la noche. No compartiremos sus respuestas con nadie, y las agencias de seguros no lo llamarán. Sólo queremos entender mejor el problema. También puede escribir preguntas que podemos abordar en el seminario web. Enlace: Encuesta de seguros de HDFC
– Únase al seminario web el martes 24 de enero de 2023 a las 7:00 p.m. Enlace: Seminario web de Zoom o use el enlace completo de Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86329904470?pwd=T1pyMjZ3UnhQQm1qWjdJMktiQkpiUT09. ID de reunión: 863 2990 4470
PANELISTAS PARA EL SEMINARIO WEB DE SEGUROS DE HDFC:
Emma Lupu, abogada, de Smith, Buss & Jacobs, LLP. elupu@sbjlaw.com
Josh Koppel, CPM, Presidente de HSC Management. josh.koppel@hscmanagement.com
Jacob Berkovitz, corredor de seguros, JM & ADA Associates LLC. jacob@realestateinsurance.us
Scott Handwerger, corredor de seguros, Acrisure LLC. scott@aloganins.com
¡Esperamos verte allí!
Atentamente,
Comité de Políticas de la Coalición HDFC
Read our Draft Bill to amend NY State’s Private Housing Finance Law
Please click on the two documents below to read the latest version (dated 10/27/2020) of our draft bill to amend NY State’s Private Housing Finance Law (PHFL). The PFHL includes the section of law that defines Housing Development Fund Corporations, or HDFCs, which is the type of corporation that was used to form every HDFC co-op. Most HDFC co-ops are also subject to NY State’s Business Corporation Law (BCL).
- Draft Bill and Memorandum in Support Version 10/27/2020.
- Simple one-page introduction and supporting docs for our draft bill.
In Memoriam: April G. Tyler
February 16, 2021
With a profound sense of loss and sorrow, the HDFC Coalition reports today the passing of our dear friend, colleague and comrade April G. Tyler.
April Tyler was a devoted mother, daughter, community member and activist, local political leader, advocate for affordable housing and the empowerment of people through home-ownership, and a proud African-American woman who fought tirelessly for what she believed in while inspiring others to do so as well.
April’s knowledge of the issues and her long-standing relationships with elected officials and the public and private sector made her an undisputed leader and irreplaceable member of the HDFC Coalition. She was one of the few people with the strength and abilities to help relaunch the citywide HDFC Coalition following the passing of the late Jordi Reyes-Montblanc, who founded the HDFC Coalition with a group of fellow HDFC activists including April’s mother Sylvia Tyler, who survives her daughter.
April was Co-Chair of the Housing, Land Use and Zoning Committee of Manhattan Community Board 9, had a background in tenant and community organizing, and worked in real estate brokerage in Brooklyn and Upper Manhattan. April’s experience in affordable housing came from working with the Urban Homesteading Assistance Board, Housing Development Fund Corporation (HDFC) cooperatives, and conducting graduate research at CUNY. Like thousands of other HDFC shareholders, she invested years of “sweat equity” and her own money to repair and save a damaged, deteriorated apartment with missing windows and convert it into a livable home. A yoga enthusiast, she also studied to be a Foreclosure Prevention Counselor, and served as a volunteer district Leader for West Harlem for 18 years. April attended City College and Syracuse University.
We also wish to express our condolences to April’s wide circle of family and friends. No public services have been announced, but we will update as such information becomes available.
April, we are forever indebted to you for the love, the support, the wisdom, the insight, the leadership, the laughs and the memories, and we wish you well on the next phase of your journey.
With love and remembrance always,
The HDFC Coalition
Please Donate Now to our HDFC Defense Fund!
Please donate today to help us reach our $25,000 goal. Your donations help the HDFC Coalition to cover the cost of items such as fliers and postcards, postage and delivery, translations and interpretation, large informational meetings and buses to Albany for shareholders to lobby our state legislators. Last March, your donations allowed us to hire an interpreter for one of our largest HDFC town hall meetings. We thank each and every one of you who has donated! You are making a real difference!
CLICK HERE TO DONATE: https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-our-hdfcs
The HDFC Coalition is a volunteer organization that has been self-funded for the past twenty-five years. Donated funds are never used to pay any member of the Coalition.
OUR PREVIOUS HDFC COALITION FREE ZOOM WEBINAR:
HOW CAN HDFC CO-OPS COPE WITH THE COVID PANDEMIC?
Special Guest:
Attorney Emma Lupu of
Smith, Buss & Jacobs LLP
ALSO: GET HELP NOW FOR YOUR HDFC – LIST OF COVID RESOURCES HERE
TO DOWNLOAD OUR LIST OF RESOURCES FOR HDFCS NEEDING COVID-RELATED ASSISTANCE (ENGLISH AND SPANISH) PLEASE CLICK HERE.
—URGENT– (January 21, 2020) Read our brief summary of State Assemblymember Harvey Epstein’s DRAFT bill to change the Private Housing Finance Law (PHFL) in English and Spanish, along with a copy of Epstein’s draft bill: click here
(December 2019) Major changes that could greatly affect you, your family and your HDFC co-op could be coming. Read down below and see our special page on possible changes to the New York State Private Housing Finance Law (PHFL): click here