Co-op / Condo News: Lowering Common Charges, Screening Out Killers, More

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.

• "Shocker: It's Getting Cheaper to Live at the Atelier," on how a condo board lowered common charges two years running, by Sara Polsky (Curbed.com)

• "The One-Hour Board Meeting" by John Richards (Atrios Monthly)

• "Dear Ms. Demeanor: What is it with seniors and roof decks?," on generational differences in that amenity's perceived market value, by Jamie Lauren Sutton (BrickUnderground.com)

• "Should Condos or HOAs Screen Renters or Owners?" (StockMarketsReviews.com)

• "My Big Fat Board Interview: My humiliating Fifth Avenue turndown, and what happened next" by "Debra" as told to Kelly Kreth (BrickUnderground.com)

Buying and Selling...

• "How to Handle Big [Planned] Co-op Assessments" before buying (Brownstoner.com forum)

• "A Matter of Survival," on contract representations in co-op and condo sales, by Ronald H. Gitter (CoopAndCondo.com)

• "Renée Zellweger Selling Upper East Side Apartments" by Sarah Kershaw (The New York Times)

• "Would James Bond Live in an Aquaminium?" by Amy Ma (The Wall Street Journal)

Board Issues from Around the Country...

• "Condo Association Shocked by Rash of Flag Thefts" by Tiffany Repecki (Cape Coral [Fla.] Daily Breeze)

• "Argument over Condo Rules Gets Naples Man Jailed" (Naples [Fla.] Daily News)

• "Condo Owners Allege Siena Has Structural 'Defects'" by Dan Prochilo (The Montclair [N.J.] Times)

WebCitation archives:

"Shocker" • "One-Hour" • "Roof Decks" • "Should Condos" •"Big Fat" • "Assessments" • "Survival" • "Renée Zellweger" • "Aquaminium" • "Flag Thefts" • "Argument" • "Siena"

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