Co-op/Condo News: Bike Rooms, Unofficial "Board Meetings" & 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.

• "Ask an Expert: How can my co-op board find out how much rent I'm charging?" by Teri Karush Rogers (BrickUnderground.com)

• "The Latest Must-have: Bike Space: City's crush of cyclists turns parking into hot apartment amenity" by Amanda Fung (Crain's New York Business)

• "HOAs and COAs – What’s Your Property Worth? Are You Sure?" (StockMarketsReview.com)

• "Verizon FIOS Still Rolling Out Network in NYC" (NYConvergence.com)

• "It's Now J. Sussman & Sun: Company gets roof solar system aid" by Clare Trapasso (New York Daily News)

Buying and Selling...

• "Court of Appeals Upholds Ruling that Extell, Carlyle Must Return Deposits at Rushmore" by David Jones (TheRealDeal.com)

• "Oscar de la Renta Buys [SoHo Mews Condominium] Apartment" by Sarah Kershaw (The New York Times)

Board Issues from Around the Country...

• "Condominium Q&A: Condo board member ponders meeting status" by Gary Poliakoff (FloridaToday.com; two pages)

• "[Condo Residents] Can't Light Up" by David Roeder (Chicago Sun-Times; scroll down to second item) and "For Condo Associations, Smoking Ban Hits Home" by Pamela Dittmer McKuen (Chicago Tribune)

• "Homeowner Facing $12,000 Court Fees over $96.30 HOA Dues" by Bill Vogrin (The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo.)

• "Bank Says Man Can Stay in Condo, So Why Is He Kicked Out?" (WINK-TV / CBS, Fort Myers, Fla.)

• " ' Wet Pebble Stones' Lead to Fall, Lawsuit" against condo property manager, by Drew Smith (Houston Chronicle)

WebCitation archives:

"Rent" • "Must-have" • "Property Worth?" • "FIOS" •  "Sussman" • "Rushmore" • "Oscar de la Renta" • "Meeting Status" • "Light Up" • "$96.30" • "Kicked Out" • "Wet Pebble"