Co-op/Condo News: Dogs, Bed Bugs, Downscale Stores & 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.

• "Dog Lovers at West Side Condo Get Big Win as Building Nixes Rough Rules for Pooches" by Kevin Deutsch (New York Daily  News). Related story: "This Is One Odorous Quandary," on a condo's successful dog prohibitions, by Terry Dickson (The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville)

• "Co-ops and Condos May Have to Spill Their Bed Bug Secrets, Too — For Now" by Teri Karush Rogers (BrickUnderground.com). See also the Habitat Web-Exclusive "The New Bedbug Bill on the Governor's Desk: Of Co-op Concern or No?" (June 25, 2010)

• "What's In Store?" by Ronald H. Gitter (CoopAndCondo.com), on the effect of downmarket retail stores in upmarket condo apartment houses

Buying and Selling...

• "Condo Ruling May Let Many Cancel Deals" by Charles V. Bagli (The New York Times) and "Buyer's Remorse Gets Lift: Judge Rules Condo Deals Come Under Federal Law; a 'Game Changer' Decision" by Josh Barbanel (The Wall Street Journal). See also the Habitat Web-Exclusive "Condo Buyers Beware: Court Rules No Recourse on Developers' Foot-Dragging" (April 9, 2010)

• "City Selling 3BR Brooklyn Heights Co-ops Up to $61,000" via lottery ending Oct. 8, by Malcolm Carter (Service You Can Trust blog)

• "Live Three or Die: The market is scalding if you want a 3-bedroom" by Max Gross (New York Post)

• "Crown Heights Project Receives State Dollars: $1.175 Million Grant for 48 Co-op Units" by Linda Collins (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)

Board Issues from Around the Country and More...

• "[Mobile-Home] Park Residents Discuss Co-op Plan Again" by Michael Rukavina (Observer, Dunkirk, NY)

• "Condo Lawyers to Go Back to Court to Have Woman Kicked Out" for "bizarre, egregious, anti-social" behavior, by Jennifer Yang, and "Condo Owner to Judge: You Win" by Peter Edwards (Toronto Star)

• "Fight to Reinstate Condo Superintendent Continues" by Phil Ambroziak (Ottawa West EMC)

• "Howell Homeowners' Association Allegedly Discriminating Against Epileptic with Service Dog" by Tom Hester Sr. (NewJerseyNewsroom.com)

• "HOA Fines Owner for Trees She Says She Didn't Plant" by Matt Tomsic (Star-News, Wilmington, N.C.)

WebCitation archives:

"Dog Lovers" • "Odorous" • "Bed Bug Secrets" • "Store" • "Condo Ruling" • "Buyer's Remorse" • "City Selling" • "Live Three" • "Crown Heights" • "Mobile-Home Park" • "Condo Lawyers" • "Condo Owner" • "Superintendent" "Howell" "Trees"