Co-op / Condo News: Board v. Wheelchair Guy, New Rules & Regs, 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.

• "Looking Back at 2010: Ever-rising Maintenance Fees" by Vivian S. Toy (The New York Times)

• "Co-ops, Pols Fear Prospect of New Rules" about pets, flip taxes and more, by Sarah J. Halliday (The Riverdale Press)

• "Handicapped Man John Rose Fighting Co-op City over Poor Door Access" by Daniel Beekman (New York Daily News)

• "New Group Is Working to Get SPURA [Seward Park Urban Renewal Area] Out of Park, into Gear," involving present and former members of Seward Park co-op board, by Lincoln Anderson (The Villager)

• "Co-op Tenants Allowed to Return Home: City says necessary repairs are made to condemned building" by Anthony Rifilato (LIHerald.com)

• "No Vacancy: Why Empty Condos Aren't Becoming Affordable Housing" by Diana Scholl (City Limits)

Buying and Selling...

• "Ask an Expert: Is it too late to sue my [condo] sponsor?" by Teri Karush Rogers (BrickUnderground.com)

• "Broker Talk New York: Understanding Dual Agency," on new law changing how brokers that sell co-ops and condos in New York disclose their agency relationships, by Ronald H. Gitter (CoopAndCondo.com)

• "House Appraisals Under Fire Computerized Models Are Assailed as Inaccurate" by M.P.McQueen (The Wall Street Journal)

• "3,200-SF Superior Ink Condo Goes for $260K" or just $80 a square foot, by Sarabeth  Sanders (TheRealDeal.com)

• "Manhattan Status Symbols: Washers and Dryers" in apartments, by C.J.Hughes (The New York Times)

WebCitation archives:

"Maintenance Fees" • "New Rules" • "Co-op City" • "SPURA" • "Allowed Home" • "No Vacancy" • "Sue Sponsor" • "Broker Talk" • "Appraisals" • "Superior Ink" • "Washers"