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HABITAT

2009 JULYAUGUST

2009 JulyAugust

July/August 2009

 

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Here is this issue's table of contents , followed by links to selected, Web-exclusive adaptations, plus original, Web-exclusive updates.

 

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On Hold
Beware: If your building doesn’t have a fidelity bond, that could give the bank a license to kill a sale.

Battling Bed Bugs
They’re baaack – and here’s how to cope.

Green Report: The Journey Begins with a Single Step
The green roof journey

The New Cost of Banking
Paying for formerly free services

Commingling Your Cash
What not to do with your building’s money

Old Guard versus Newbies
Co-op culture clash in Queens

Case Notes: Loss v. 407-413 Owners Corp.
Drip, drip, drip...a leak story

Ask the Attorney: Crime Story
Criminal activities enough for eviction?

Board Talk: A Conversation About the (Un)Professionals

From your online forum at Habitatmag.com

From the Editor: Paging Jack Bauer
Night work or criminal activity? And a nuisance neighbor.

Endpaper: The 27-Minute Meeting
How to hold a quick, efficient shareholders' annual meeting

 

 

The Management Survey 2009: Around the Management World in 60 Days

Exclusive to magazine subscribers: With the economy taking its toll on New York, Habitat went on a journey to find how managers are helping their clients cope.

 

Ask the Experts

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Learn all the basics of NYC co-op and condo management, with straight talk from heavy hitters in the field of co-op or condo apartments

Professionals in some of the key fields of co-op and condo board governance and building management answer common questions in their areas of expertise

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