Co-op/Condo News: Dog Lawsuit, New Rip-off, Liam Neeson, Magic Johnson

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.

• "$1,000 Charge for Lobby Damages Irks New DUMBOite" by Joey Arak (Curbed.com)

• "My Big Fat Board Interview: A Big Fat Relief" by Anonymous Manhattan Co-op Buyer as told to Amanda Green (BrickUnderground.com)

• "Mortgages for Small Co-Ops?" (Brownstoner.com forum)

• "Noisy Neighbors: Turning Up the Volume Against the Uproar Next Door" at a Manhattan co-op and and a Park Slope condominium, by Tripp Whetsell (New York Daily News)

• "Council Votes to Unmask Phantom Landlords" by Amanda Fung (Crain's New York Business)

Buying and Selling...

• "The Latest Real Estate Rip-off?" by Les Christie, on home-reselling fees (CNNMoney.com)

• "Few ILSA Cases Likely to Arise in Future" by Sarah Ryley (TheRealDeal.com) and "ILSA: Not the Name of a Hurricane"  by Ronald H. Gitter (CoopAndCondo.com). See also Habitat's article "Condo Buyers Beware: Court Rules No Recourse on Developers' Foot-Dragging," about ILSA (Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act)

• "Buyers Want a Refund on Long Island City's Priciest Condo" by Joey Arak (Curbed.com)

• "Liam Neeson Sells C.P.W. [Co-op] Apartment" by Chloe Malle (The New York Observer)

• "Client to Broker: Clean My Windows!" by Christine Haughney (The New York Times)

• "Magic Johnson Partnership Breathes Life into Brooklyn Condo" by David Jones (TheRealDeal.com)

Board Issues from Around the Country and More...

• "Dog Days: Condo Association Files Suit over Golden Retriever" by Ted Cox (Daily Herald [Arlington, Ill.])

• "Owner Could Lose Condominium: Legal fight on religious grounds cost city $40,000 — for a $635 tax claim" by Bob Seidenberg (Evanston Review, Evanston, Ill.)

• "Co-op 'A Nightmare,' Tenant Claims" by Ellen Mauro (The Ottawa Citizen)

• "Council Denies Request for Action in [Condominium] Hoarding Case" by Jonathan Phelps (Eagle-Tribune [North Andover, Mass.])

WebCitation archives:

"$1,000 Charge" • "Big Fat" • "Mortgages" • "Noisy" • "Phantom Landlords" • "Rip-off?" • "ILSA Cases" • "ILSA: Not" • "Long Island City" • "Liam Neeson" • "Client"  "Magic Johnson" • "Dog Days" • "Religious Grounds" • "Nightmare" • "Hoarding"