Co-op/Condo News: New State Bill Threatens Homeowners Rights, & More

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

• "Will NY Law Crack Down on Craigslist Sublets?" by Caroline McCarthy (Cnet.com) and "A Checklist for Renting Your Condo" by Ronald H. Gitter (CoopAndCondo.com)

• "Workers at NYC Housing Complex [Co-op City] Ratify New Contract"

• "We Officially Live in the Age of the Condo" by William Alden ( The New York Observer)

• "Co-ops, Condo Boards Need State Agency to Fight Abuses" by Dianne Stromfeld (YourNabe.com op-ed)

• "Expediters: A Profession Built on a Kafka-esque Nightmare" (BrickUnderground.com)

• "Rebeck Offers a Great 'View' of New York Homeownership" by Donna Freydkin ( USA Today), review of a novel about family battles for a 12-room co-op overlooking Central Park

Buying and Selling

• "Manhattan Apartment Market Healing" by Josh Barbanel ( The Wall Street Journal)

• "George Stephanopoulos and Family Buy $6.5 Million UES Co-op" by Sara Polsky (Curbed.com)

Board Issues from Around the Country...

• "Crist in Galt Mile to Praise Condo Bill" by Sean D'Oliveira ( South Florida Sun-Sentinel) and "Letter: Crist's Signing of Condo Act Is Slap in Face to Seniors" by Michael Silvestri (TCPalm.com)

• "Former East Bridgewater Condo Treasurer Accused of Embezzling Funds" by Amanda Reed ( The Enterprise [Brockton, Mass.])

• "Appeal Challenges Judge's Condo Ruling Against Top New Jersey Cop, Convicted Loan Shark" by George Andreassi (TCPalm.com)

WebCite archives:

"Craigslist" • "Checklist" • "Co-op City" • "Age of the Condo" • "Fight Abuses" • "Expediters" • "Rebeck" • "Market Healing" "Stephanopoulos" • "Crist" • "Slap in Face" • "Embezzling" • "Appeal Challenges"