we need to start engaging the politicians and get them to pass bills and new laws, i have read horror stories here, coops that were embezzlement and the AG office would not follow through,
co-ops conversions which the AG approved have turned out to be the biggest scam going. managing company when it was rental style manging company as coop, but no longer did they have to do much. No boss overseeing the building managers as it was when it was rentals. the building manger/managing agent cost the owner money for not doing his job, he was gotten rid of.
Now the coop boards who know nothing about the hidden world of contractor tricks and managing agent tricks.
a bunch of people that know nothing taken on face value ridiculous stuff i heard them accept by the MA in annual meeting. there is no way to stop the noise from the pneumatic brass auto door closers on the stairway doors,some slam shut,some squeak and make noise. impossible to fix them.
the old small 12 by 15 incinerator doors. one woman has been wondering if they can be made bigger. no cant be
it may be expensive. but how expensive is it to take a sawzall to the bricks and make a bigger hole and mount a door. it may be worth her while to pay for her floor herself if it really bothers her. i read here where there whole building was done, i tried to ask him how much one floor cost but got no answer, he probably is off list.
impossible to put storage lockers in the storage room, MA said the guy came and said*ipes, but the president of the board has the room filled with 95% of his stuff, he doesn't want to lose his free space.
we need political force and get some laws with teeth.
i started a Google + circle group
NY Coop Apartment Shareholder Action Group
no one there yet but join! i don't know much about it , but i am also going to start one called something like contractor scams and tricks so we can learn from other honest stand up craftsman what the bums are doing to steal your money and the managing agent is in on it ,but he gets a piece. As as we get people we can share knowledge and help each other if we live close, such as serve subpoena to managing agent or managing company pres or BOD . You cant serve one yourself, so you can pay someone to do it or get anyone else, you just need to point out the guy, and let another person help.
we need to crowd source and take direct action