Co-op / Condo News: Board Prez Gone Bad, Foreclosures and One Big Lizard

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.

• "Former W'burg Co-op Prez Faces 25 Years in Prison for $1.6M Mortgage Scheme" by Amy Tennery (TheRealDeal.com) and "Former Co-op Board President Guilty of Stealing his Former Apartment Building" (EmpireStateNews.net)

• "Viewing Both Sides of the Foreclosure Debate – Homeowner vs. Association" (Ryan Poliakoff on Condo & HOA Living blog)

• "Combining Individual Co-op Gas Meters into One Meter. Mistake?" (Brownstoner.com forum)

• "Transferring Shares to an Adult Child / Setting Condo Fees in a New Development" by Jay Romano (The New York Times)

Buying, Selling, Living...

• "Our Condo Neighbor Is Driving Us Nuts" by Cary Tennis (Salon.com)

• "Then & Now: I still love my terrace. The layout & maintenance fees? Not so much" by "Amy" as told to Kelly Kreth (BrickUnderground.com)

• "When Bigger Isn't Better: Purchasing in a Small Co-op or Condo" by Ron Gitter (Huffington Post)

• "When Seeking a Doorman Building, Look for a Condo" by Malcolm Carter (Service You Can Trust blog)

• "Condo Plans Go Online, Easing a Burden" by Alison Gregor (The New York Times). See also Habitat article "Condo Offering Plans & Co-op Prospectuses Go Digital. It's About Time"

Board Issues from Around the Country...

• "House GOP Freshmen Push for Flag Display Legislation" by Mannix Porterfield (The Register-Herald, Beckley, WV)

• "Mesa HOA Meeting Canceled After 'Third-Hand' Threat [of Armed Attendee]" by Art Thomason and Allison Oswalt (The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ)

• "Don't Let the Bedbugs Bite Your Association" by Pamela Dittmer McKuen (Chicago Tribune)

• "Huge, 'Godzilla-like' Monitor Lizard Spotted at California Condo" by Eoin O'Carroll (The Christian Science Monitor)

• "Recall Election Aims To Oust Board" (KRCA-TV, Los Angeles, CA)

• "Condo Residents Still Displaced, Awaiting Repairs" by Jennifer Johnson (Herald-Advocate, Park Ridge, IL)

WebCitation archives:

"25 Years in Prison" • "Guilty of Stealing" • "Foreclosure" • "Gas Meters" • "Transferring Shares"•  "Driving Us Nuts" • "Then & Now" • "When Bigger" • "Doorman" • "Condo Plans" • "House GOP" • "Mesa Meeting" • "Bedbugs" • "Monitor Lizard" • "Recall" • "Displaced"