Co-op/Condo News: A Manager Pleads Guilty, Defaults, Condo Evictions, 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.
 

• "Manhattan Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing [from co-ops and condos he managed] to Feed His Lottery Habit", by David K. Li (New York Post)

• "Ask an Expert: Does the co-op board need to approve my roommate?" by Teri Karush Rogers (BrickUnderground.com)

• "Co-op Owners Upset at Cell Antenna Deal" at Forest Park Cooperative, by Bryan Yurcan (Queens Chronicle)

• "Court Rules State Law Does Not Protect Manhattan House [Condominium] Tenants from Eviction" by David Jones  (TheRealDeal.com)

• "My Big Fat Board Interview: My natural reaction was, 'Attack!' But I let it slide." by Liz Yank (BrickUnderground.com)

• "NYC Residential Defaults Surge after Six Months of Decline" by Sarabeth Sanders (TheRealDeal.com) 

Buying and Selling...

• "Dual Agency Disclosure Law Has Been Revised" by Ronald H. Gitter (CoopAndCondo.com)

• "Stuyvesant Town Tenants Are Offered Co-op Plan" by Charles V. Bagli (The New York Times) and "Manhattan Co-op Veteran Plans Bid for Stuyvesant Town" by Oshrat Carmiel (Bloomberg.com)

• "In Deed! Judge Judy's Verdict on Sutton Place Penthouse" by Laura Kusisto (The New York Observer)

Board Issues from Around the Country...

• "Ex-Condo Office Manager Faces Fraud Charges" by Sarah Shemkus (Capt Cod Times)

• "Former Largo Woman Gets Eight Years in $1 Million Embezzlement Scheme" targeting homeowner associations, by Lorri Helfand (St. Petersburg Times, Florida)

• "Tripling of Property Taxes Just the Start of a Suburban Condo Nightmare" by Kimberly Pohl (Daily Herald, Arlington, Ill.)

• "Better Training of Board Members Bolsters [Condominium] Association" by Pamela Dittmer McKuen (Chicago Tribune)

 
WebCitation archives:
"Pleads Guilty" • "Expert" • "Cell Antenna" • "Court Rules" • "UWS" • "Big Fat" • "Defaults" • "Dual Agency" • "Stuyvesant Town" • "Co-op Veteran" • "Judge Judy" • "Fraud Charges" • "Largo" • "Tripling" • "Better Training"