Co-op and Condo Owners

Multi-story co-op and condo buildings are attractive locations for cell carriers. They solicit co-op or condo boards to enter into leases for rights to construct and operate facilities at the co-op or condo building. Very often neither the board nor the cell carrier inform the occupants of the building about the lease. It is not until the cell carrier starts its construction that the occupants become aware of the lease and that in a few short days they will be sharing their building with the massive facilities of a cell carrier. Under such circumstances, only immediate intervention from the courts will prevent construction. Even if the facilities are already constructed, it is not too late. There still may be legal grounds to have the cell carrier facilities removed from the building.

If you are a co-op or condo building owner and you want to prevent construction of cell facilities at your building or remove cell facilities that are already constructed and operating, please feel free to contact the Law Offices of James J Corbett.

Condo Board and Cell Carrier Temporarily Enjoined From Construction of Cell Facilities on Roof of Building

The Law office of James J Corbett recently obtained a temporary restraining order enjoining the construction and operation of wireless telecommunications facilities on the roof of a condo building. The condo board and cell carrier entered into a lease whereby the cell carrier was to construct its facilities on the roof and other areas of the building. Neither the condo board nor the cell carrier informed the occupants of the condo that the lease had been entered into. It was not until the cell carrier started construction of its facilities that the condo occupants were made aware that the condo board had entered into a lease which would allow the cell carrier to construct and operate its facilities on the roof, which was a common area utilized as a sundeck by the condo occupants.The facilities would also be within feet of the outdoor terraces for the penthouse units of the condo.

Within days of being retained, and one day before the cranes were scheduled to arrive at the building to construct the facilities on the roof, the Law office of James J Corbett obtained a temporary restraining order halting the construction.