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We have a resident whose parents purchased a unit in our building for their adult son who has a developmental disability, to live independently. For the last few years, we've had no issues, but last weekend, the parents apparently bought the young man a car and he decided he didn't like the 'new car smell' and lit 2 sticks of incense and placed inside the car and went back to his apartment.
Residents, seeing smoke pouring from the unoccupied and parked vehicle- a vehicle that many had never seen before- panicked and called 911 as they thought the car was on fire.
Firefighters, police and EMS arrived on the scene and actually evacuated one of our buildings that was in close proximity to where the car was parked. We later learned that young man with the developmental disability was the owner of the car and had placed the incense in the car.
I feel that his parents (the shareholders) should be made aware of what happened, in light of the fact that the building was evacuated because of this incident. My concern is that if he would place a burning object inside a vehicle and walk away, he might do the same inside his apartment.
I don't want to overreact, but am curious to know if anyone has had a similar situation. And what happens if someone who is disabled who was once deemed "okay to live independently," is showing signs that they are not capable of living alone independently and how do you deal with that without violating the ADA?
Have been researching the NYSERDA Multifamily program and am putting together a presentation for the entire board. Am expecting hesitation, though, due to the initial fee for the energy consultant. I know NYSERDA provides $5K toward that fee, but does anyone know a reasonable range for what that total fee might be for a building with 140 units?
> Join the conversation Comments (2)Does anyone know if these were less in 2011 and what the percentage might be? Thanks
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Lido Towers COMPLETED (?) their renovations to the tune of ALMOST $30 MILLION - how much was spent on handicapped accessibility - MAYBE $100 if that. There are flimsy ramp like things in all the door ways so yes if you can manuver a wheelchair and open the door YES YOU CAN NOW GET IN. They spent an untold amount of money returning the building to its original Pink color (it was formally known as "The Pink Lady").
One of the MOST INSANE THINGS they did was REPLACE ALL THE CONCRETE WALK-WAYS WTIH BRICK PAVERS - has anyone ever tried to walk on pavers with a walker or navigate a wheelchair it is lots of fun (not) when you have SERIOUSLY BALANCE PROBLEMS. The AUTOMATIC DOOR I wrote about previously? THEY DID INSTALL IT AT THIER EXPENSE. They istalled it on the MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR - the ONLY PROBLEM is that once inside the automatic doors if you have MOBILITY PROBLEMS - YOU ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE because just inside the doors is a HUGE FLIGHT OF STAIRS - NO OTHER WAY INTO THE BUILDING FROM THAT ENTRANCE EXCEPT UP THE STAIRS.
When my mom moved in there was 1 dog here. Lido let her keep the dog when they became a "no pets" building but in order to bring the dog to & from her condo she had to transport it in a doggie stroller (no joke). When I moved in this woman was here and 1 other dog owner that I know of. SINCE I MOVED IN 2 YEARS AGO THE DOG POPULATION HAS GROWN 10 FOLD. It seems every other unit has a dog. People that moved here believing this was a "NO PETS" building are UP IN ARMS. Now that Management IGNORED THE PROBLEM & let it get OUT OF CONTROL FOR 2 YEARS they are PUTTING THEIR FOOT DOWN. Dog owners MUST PAY $100 A YEAR to have their dog here, provide YEARLY PROOF of its SERVICE DOG STATUS, PROOF OF VACINATIONS, YADA, YADA YADA. There is only ONE FACT that Sharri Morse overlooked in her 2 page rant about this issue - ACCORDING TO THE LAW MY DOG IS NOT A PET. And BY LAW even if Sharri charges PET OWNERS $100 a year she CANNOT charge me as a Service Dog Owner.
BTW: My dog is the ONLY ONE I ever saw wearing a Service Dog Vest and I have been approached by at least 6 dog owners here asking "Where can I get one of those vests for my dog?" (Smell somethng fishy?)
Anyway, Nassau County Office of Physically Challanged and Federal Housing Complaints is INVESTIGATING - believe me this drama will continue.
Can anyone please provide feedback on any of these contracting companies?:
L&Z
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Adelphi
We are in the selection process for an extensive project and I would appreciate any help with this. Thank you.
Only a small percentage of the shareholders in my coop get STAR tax abatements. I'm wondering why it is so low. What are the qualifications for getting one?
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I am wondering if anyone is in a co-op or condo where you can pay your maintenance by credit card or paypal?
If yes how do you take in to account the merchant fee?
We're a 50-unit West Village co-op unhappy with our management co. Anyone have a co. to recommend?
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most of the few owner occupiers that are left in this co-op, are planning to sell and move on, hoping the buyer doesn't find out what the true owner occupied ratio is, before the sale is complete. i know a real estate agent or even company can lose their license for not disclosing the correct number.
Is there much chance that the buyer can go after the seller , once they find out that they have been scammed, and they paid way to much for a co-op in an almost majority rental building.
The managing agent tells people it is 90%, even though i gave the president a copy of the case-law concerning par 14 in the proprietary lease, that the NYS law journal had the recent decisions on the right to occupy( not wall street). cases in. . One of you fine people had given it to me.
The MA also told the one board member that wasn't a puppet that the prop lease stated differently and the BOD didn't do his due diligence and find it and read it . however i posted it prominently above the mailboxes.so he could read it.
So i am sure that when people call up when trying to sell they ask what the ratio of owner/occupied is, and i know he has said 90% in the past, even though i brought it up at the annual meeting 3 years ago , but they never put that in the minutes. This year i wrote to reject the minutes since so much was missing, plus i found out that there is a specific time frame for writing in your objection and non acceptance. All this stuff that is nowhere to be found, in one place , as it should be. The AG should at least have this time frame in there. Back to the original question, can the new owner go after the seller,especially since the value was based on 90%.not 50% owner occupied. The value is huge, and unbless the price was really low, as in a fire sale, no one would buy,nevermind the mortgagepapers being filerd out fraudently. The Managing Company owner is on the board of the bank we got our mortgage through, and of course our president is an investor in that bank also. They still say that if the father owns but doesnt live there , it is still owner /occupied,despite the law. Plenty more fraud too
Does anyone have experience with TimeWarner bulk contracts where they invoked the payment due clauses? Specifically, you are guaranteeing them X subscribers for 1-3 years, and if they don't pay their monthly cable bills or the number of subscribers drops below a contract minimum, you (your coop/development/etc.) is on the hook to make up the monthly difference. With FIOS coming into my neighborhood later this year, I'm concerned that our subscribers will quickly jump TimeWarners ship leaving us to hold the bag. If we fail to sign the contract with TimeWarner, rates will jump from $20-$40 per unit.
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I know plenty of so-called "normal" people who do dumb, potentially dangerous things too. If everyone in NYC was subject to your standards of approval, you and I and just about everyone else would have A LOT of empty apartments in our buildings.
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