Policies & Procedures
Apartment Keys
Bike Storage Room
Bike storage is available on a first come, first served basis. The cost is $125 per year, payable in advance. Terms and conditions are detailed in the agreement form which is available here or from the managing agent.
Apartment Repairs
The cooperative corporation, with the assistance of the Managing Agent, is responsible for the maintenance and repair to all building systems. This includes the plumbing, heating and electrical sources within the walls of your apartments, the building’s exterior walls, roof and parapet walls, all doors and walls of the public hallways, stairwells and basement.
Exterminator
To schedule an appointment with the building exterminator please see the Doorman for the signup sheet..
Moving In/Moving Out
Mail and Package Delivery
The building staff only accepts UPS deliveries and other forms of overnight mail as a courtesy to residents. The staff accepts the packages and logs them into the package book. Residents must sign for all packages received.
Security and Safety
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When you go away, please advise the superintendent in writing with written instructions on the collection of your mail and newspapers during your absence. -
While you are away, visitors will not be permitted to enter your apartment unless you have left written authorization with the Superintendent. This includes caretakers of plants and animals who may visit the apartment on a daily basis. Any visitor staying in your apartment more than thirty (30) days will be considered a sublet and y -
ou must follow the rules for subletting outlined in the Sublease Application Package. -
Always leave written instructions with the Superintendent if workmen are to be admitted to your apartment. These instructions must include the names and the date and time that the workmen are expected. Under no circumstances can you give the keys to the main door to any workmen or visitors. -
The building is in no way responsible for damage caused by your visitors or workmen and the cost of repairs will be billed to the responsible Shareholder/tenant. Any renovations or construction or construction to an apartment, which is sublet, must be approved by the Shareholder in writing. -
Fire doors must never be propped open and stairways must be kept free of items likely to block the stairways. This practice not only endangers the lives of others, it is against the law.
Trash and Recycling
New York City has enacted strict guidelines for the proper recycling of certain items. Presently these include glass, plastic, aluminum cans, magazines, corrugated boxes and newspapers. There are garbage and recycle receptacles on the West stairway landing on each floor. If you find that the receptacles are filled, please call the doorman at 212-254-7334 and request that the garbage be emptied. In addition, you can bring your garbage to the basement. If you have a large amount that will not fit in the receptacle, please bring it to the basement or call a staff member to remove it from your apartment.
Maintenance Payments
Resale Procedures
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$350.00 Processing Fee payable to The Lovett Company -
$75.00 Credit Report Fee payable to The Lovett Company -
$500.00 Move in/out Deposit, $500.00 of which is refundable
Sublet Procedures
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$350.00 Processing Fee payable to The Lovett Company -
$75.00 Credit Report Fee payable to The Lovett Company -
$500.00 Move in/out Deposit, $500.00 of which is refundable.
Renovations
There are two types of renovation forms, Simple and Standard. The forms can be found here.
Refinancing
Application for refinancing your present loan amount at a lower interest rate as well as for refinancing any amount in excess of your current loan amount including a Line of Credit, Home Equity Loan or First Mortgage, can be found here.
Home Insurance
Proof of insurance must be provided to this office prior to closing evidencing Public Liability/Personal Injury in the amount of $200,000 per accident and $50,000 for Property Damage per accident; Water Damage Insurance in the amount of $5,000 if Casualty Insurance does not cover water damage; Casualty Insurance on the contents of the apartment of at least $25,000. All such insurance policies shall name the Cooperative Corporation (200 East 16th Street Housing Corp.) and the Managing Agent (Orsid Realty Cooperation) as additional insured. Should your insurance carrier have a problem obtaining such coverage, please contact the Building’s carrier, Steven Principe of Nationwide Insurance at (516) 221-2599.
Air Conditioners
Through-the-wall air conditioner guidelines are available in the Document Library or from the managing agent. All air conditioners must be properly braced. Service for air conditioners must be performed by licensed repair companies who can provide adequate liability insurance to the Managing Agent.
Laundry Room
The laundry room is located in the basement. The laundry room may be used 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Terraces
Pursuant to the New York City Fire Code, barbecuing is strictly prohibited. Any violation of the fire code could result in a penalty or fine by the Board of Directors. Nothing may be placed, embedded, nailed, screwed, or attached to the parapet walls. This includes, but is not limited to, all planters, trees and flower boxes, which are prohibited according to New York City local laws. We request that you exercise care when using your terrace to ensure the safety of all residents, guests, building staff, vendors and pedestrians. Please remove all debris that may get clogged in the terrace drains and remember to keep your terrace in a good clean and safe condition.
Pets
Any Shareholder may have dogs, cats or birds as pets provided such pet does not create a nuisance. In no event shall dogs be permitted on elevators or on the public portions of the building without a leash or carried. No pigeons, bird or animals shall be fed from the windowsills, terraces, balconies or other public portions or on the sidewalks or street adjacent to the building.
Open Houses
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Notify the super in writing, in advance, so he knows of the potential for additional traffic through the building. -
Have a representative in the apartment. -
Have a representative in the lobby to accompany prospective residents to the apartment and back down to the lobby. -
Tell prospective residents that they are not allowed to loiter in the lobby. -
Keep open houses to a reasonable hour.
Moving Large Objects
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The item is of a size that it will fit on the hotel cart -
The item can be lifted onto the hotel cart by one reasonably fit adult -
Loading and unloading does not require holding the elevator for more than 60 seconds -
The item does not have sharp edges or corners that could damage the elevator or injure other passengers
Smoking in Apartments and Common Areas
In compliance with Local Law #147 the Board, in August 2018, adopted and incorporated into the House Rules the following smoking policy:
“Smoking is permitted inside apartments, provided that such smoking does not cause smoke to emanate from the apartment into the common areas of the building or into other apartments. Lessees shall take all reasonable precautions (including the installation, at the Lessee’s expense, of special ventilation equipment or the sealing of walls and floors) to eliminate smoke leaving their apartment and entering the apartments of other Lessees or common areas of the building. No Lessee or member of the Lessee’s household or guests, or invitees of the Lessee shall smoke in any common areas, entrance ways, or courtyards of the Building or on any stairwell, terrace and/or balcony. No cigarette butts shall be thrown from any window or terrace.”
Furthermore, anyone found smoking an illegal substance in the building may be held in
violation of the proprietary lease and subject to all remedies and actions, criminal and/or civil, available to the co-op.
Your attention to this serious matter is appreciated.