Co-op / Condo News: REBNY Backs Ombudsman Bill, Conn. May Pass One

Read all the latest co-op board, condo board and co-op / condo buyer 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.

• "REBNY Flips on Co-op [Ombudsman] Bill" by David Jones (TheRealDeal.com) and "REBNY Backs Proposed City Council’s Co-op Boards Accountability Legislation" (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)

• "New Push for a Condo Ombudsman" in Connecticut, by Lisa Prevost (The New York Times)

• "Co-op & Condo Boards Consider Smoking Ban" by Jill Urban (NY1)

Buying and Selling...

• "What Co-op Boards REALLY Want to Know About Buyers" by Margot Slade (BrickUnderground.com)

• "Don’t Expect Brokers to Disclose Square Footage" by Malcolm Carter (Service You Can Trust blog)

• "Tatum O'Neal's Lower East Side Condo Shows No Signs of Cracking" by Joey Arak (Curbed.com)

• "Ledger Entry: Banker Takes [Condo] Penthouse at Heath's Old Hearth" by Matt Chaban (The New York Observer)

Board Issues from Around the Country...

• "Aventura Police Are Investigating Theft of More than $500,000" by a condo manager, by Lidia Dinkova (The Miami Herald)

• "Century Village Condo Attorney Wants to Settle Emotional Service Dog Case" by Brittany Wallman (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)

• "Builders Expect to Build Shoddy Condo Buildings" by Mark M. Wiechnik (New Jersey Law Blog)

• "Seniors at Risk in Some Condo Associations"  (Connecticut Watchdog press release)

WebCitation archives:

"REBNY Flips " • "REBNY Backs" • "New Push" • "Smoking Ban" • "Know About Buyers" •  "Square Footage" • "Tatum O'Neal" • "Ledger Entry" • "Aventura" • "Service Dog" • "Builders" • "Seniors" •