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2010 MARCH

2010 March

March 2010

 

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▶ Leak House

An oil spill led to a 20-year battle costing hundreds of thousands of dollars. When is enough enough?

Objection, Your Honor

It can be Byzantine, brutal, and boring – but it is also a place everyone ends up at one point or another. A guide to navigating through landlord-tenant court

 Maintaining Value  

...by employing the right of first refusal

  Site Safety

Cranes have fallen, costs have risen.

 A Snapshot

Bronx board versus sponsor-manager

 Tax Break No More

ESCOs lose a plus. Will they survive?

Board Lives

Manhattan board president Phyllis Harrison-Ross

Ask the Attorney

Tax trouble and a smoking headache

Case Notes

Fire, its aftermath, and the board's role
  From the Editor

Beware of smooth-talking salesmen.

Board Talk

A conversation about noisy neighbors
  Endpaper
 Being in a condo means being a good neighbor.

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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