Co-op / Condo News: Taxes, No Smoking and Farewell, Oscar Madison

Read all the latest co-op /condo news for buyers, sellers and board members in Habitat's weekly Monday News Roundup. Also included: Permanent archival links: If a link ever goes dead, you'll still be able to read the backup at WebCitation.org.

Co-op / Condo Buying, Selling, Living...

• "Cuomo, Silver Pledge to Halt Co-op Tax Hikes" by Phil Corso (TimesLedger Newspapers, Queens)

• "Posh Brooklyn Condo Bans Smoking INSIDE Apartments" by Ellyn Marks (WPIX) and "Luxury Condo Building in B'klyn Bans Smoking by Owners and Tenants" by Julia Marsh and Beth DeFalco (New York Post)

• "Madison Realty Gains Control of [Bankrupt Developer's] 75-Unit Multifamily Condo Unit in Brooklyn" by Mark Heschmeyer (CoStar Group)

• "Gardens Grow as Latest Green Home Amenity," including at The Albero condominium in Brooklyn, by Wendy Koch (USA Today)

• "Why Renters Use More Electricity [Than Apartment Owners]" by Matthew L. Wald (The New York Times)

• "Fans Flock to Real 'Odd Couple’' New York East Side [Co-op] Apartment Building 1049 Park Ave." by Barry Paddock (New York Daily News) and "Nowadays, 'Odd Couple' Would Have to Be Rich Couple, Too" by Sarah Maslin Nir (The New York Times)

Co-op / Condo Board Issues...

• "Rent Coach: We're waiting for condo board approval on our rental. Any reason they could turn us down?" by Mike Akerly (BrickUnderground.com)

• "Liability for Injured Workers / Waiting for a Condo Waiver / Back Charges for [Co-op] Electrical Consumption" by Jay Romano (The New York Times)

WebCitation archives:

Cuomo, Silver • Posh Brooklyn Condo • Luxury Condo Building • Madison Realty • Gardens • Electricity • Fans Flock • Nowadays • Rent Coach • Liability / Waiting / Back Charges