Co-op / Condo News: Ailing Apthorp Board, Flip-Tax Fracas & More Dogs

Read all the latest co-op board and condo board news 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.

• "Apthorp [Condominium] Poor Conditions Complaints Mount" by Amy Tennery (TheRealDeal.com)

• "Proposed Ban on Deed Transfer Fees Threatens Community Associations and Condominium Owners" (Meebpc's Blog [Marcus, Errico, Emmer & Brooks, P.C]). See also Habitat article "Govt. Set to Abolish Flip Taxes Unless Co-op/Condo Boards Act Now!"

• "Ask an Expert: Should our building install a defibrillator in the lobby?" by Teri Karush Rogers (BrickUnderground.com). See also Habitat article "CPR Training and Heart Defibrillators: Why Your Building Should Have Them"

• "Some in Brooklyn Co-op Oppose Historic-District Plan" by Kerri MacDonald (The New York Times)

• "[How-to Suggestions for] Holiday Tipping Envelopes" (StreetEasy.com forum)

Buying and Selling...

• "New Low-Rise Norfolk Street Condo to Open" by Yaffi Spodek (TheRealDeal.com)

• "Out and About: Harlem on my Mind" by Malcolm Carter (Service You Can Trust blog)

• "It's Official: Parker and Broderick Out at 88 CPW [Co-op]" by Laura Kusisto (The New York Observer)

Board Issues from Around the Country and More...

• "Can a [Board in Arizona] Charge Dog Owners an Extra Fee?" (Ryan Poliakoff on Condo & HOA Living blog)

• "Windsor Condo Owner Faces Giving Up One of her Dogs" by Marc Girard (The Windsor Star, Ontario, Canada)

• "Appeals Court Agrees with 2009 Ruling: River House Condominiums purchase agreements not valid" due to contract technicality, by Chris Knape (The Grand Rapids Press, Michigan)

• "Boca Raton Mall Unveils ATM that Dispenses Gold" by Frank Cerabino (The Palm Bach Post), a story that includes and compares this to a class-struggle condo-pool dispute

WebCitation archives:

"Apthorp" • "Transfer Fees" • "Defibrillator" • "Brooklyn Co-op" • "Holiday Tipping" •"Clothing Drive" • "Norfolk Street"• "Harlem" • "Parker & Broderick" • "Dog Owners" • "Giving Up Dog" • "Appeals Court" • "ATM [& Pool]"