The mortgage on my co-op will be paid in full next year.
Rumours are out but no official announcement that the board is going to remortgage the co-op for repairs.
Does the board have to present to the shareholder/owners estimates from contractors of the repair work scheduled to be done. The order and manner the repairs will commence?
Are the shareholder/owners entitled to vote on the amount being borrowed?
I think I recall supers unit is not subject to property taxes, if they get the unit as compensation for their work , but if it is rented out by the condo to an individual you have to pay property taxes... Is this true?
How would you introduce the following to be fair and consistent in your practices as a board. We currently have bike racks on property at no charge, however with the increasedd numbers it makes since for accomodation purposes to offer paralell racks the residents/owners will rent/purchase from HOA with free installation. Dog owners have asked for a fenced area on the property should the cost only be assessed to pet owners as we donot charge a pet fee at this property ? Finally we have a compost program where on 20 participants have paid to participate, if we open it up should there be a charge for only participants or all residents. curious what your thoughts might be.
Thanks in advance,
We are about to complete a façade restoration on our small co-op (12 units) at a cost of $250,000. Is it advisable to file for J51? If so, does anybody have recommendations on professionals who do this?
Thank you very much.
We are in the midst of changing our one of our bi-laws and need 66 2/3 of the residents' votes. Do we have an obligation to protect the privacy of those residents who do not wish to vote?
> Join the conversation Comments (3)We are a condo and a by-law states that we have the right to charge the unit owner our legal fees in regards to defending our by-laws if a law suit insues. OUR CEO said that as of june 1st , you can no longer charge a unit owner the lawyers fee in regards to defending the by-laws. We live in NYC.Has anyone ever heard of such a thing. Or that a City law can supersede the by-laws made by NYS?
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The man of a resident threatened to “shoot me with a gun” in the parking lot of my condo.
Who has jurisdiction over the parking lot? Which arm of the condo board?
Thank you for your help.
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I live in a coop that has no subletting allowed yet we have two that I know of. One is subletting for years and another has "guests" coming in and out all the time. We have tried to sell our apartment twice unsuccessfully. We lowered our price twice and management told us just keep dropping the price until it sells. Because of the precedent of subletting we requested to sublet our apartment so we can leave this place. Management has not responded to our request. So we are thinking about doing it without permission like others have. Also we are wondering what our chances are with taking our building to court for the right to sublet. Or if they take us to court what are our chances of winning? Has anyone run into something like this? If so your response would be appreciated.
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Hi all,
Looking to purchase a new intercom system for our building. Needs to work via cell phone as we do not have hard wiring to all apartments (and do not wish to install any). Also, our residents have expressed privacy concerns about some of the features the latest "high tech" video intercom systems have with storing visitor photos, etc. So we are looking for something low/medium tech but reliable, as in an established company with a proven track record. Video is not required. Any advice is appreciated.
AW
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First of all, have you asked any member of the Board if there will a remortgage? Don't listen to rumors. Go directly to the source and ask them yourself.
Generally, the Board does NOT have to present estimates to the shareholders and the shareholders don't get to vote on the amount being borrowed.
The Board was elected by the shareholders to make these types of decisions on behalf of all of the shareholders.
Kind of like voters electing our representatives in Washington to make decisions on behalf of the voters.
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