Co-op / Condo News: Discrimination Case, Lobby Renovation and Rabbits

Read all the latest co-op / co-op news for buyers, sellers and board members 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.

• "Path Cleared in Dakota Case" of alleged co-op board discrimination, by Josh Barbanel and Steve Eder (The Wall Street Journal)

• "Condo Culture: Don't Break Your Leg Caulking that Window," about liability issues in using resident volunteers for maintenance tasks, by Marilyn Lincoln (National Post, Canada)

• "Is Your [Condo Association] Helpful to Owners with Disabilities?" by Daniel Vasquez (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)

• "Upper West Siders Declare War on Peace Sign" at landmark condominium The Ansonia, by Leslie Albrecht (DNAinfo.com)

• "Older Condo Lobbies Need Some Serious Updating" by Donna Laporte (Toronto Star)

• "The 5 Secrets of Successful [Co-op and Condo] Boards" by Robert Braverman, Esq. (BrickUnderground.com)

Buying and Selling...

• "A Real Estate Agent Flunks Her Big Fat Board Interview" solely because of her dog's name, by "Kristen" as told to Kelly Kreth (BrickUnderground.com)

• "Qualifying Qualms: [Real estate] Brokers share tips for making sure their clients have enough cash"  by Vanessa Weiman (TheRealDeal.com)

• "Gone Baby Gone: Can a Dying Deal Be Saved?" by Ronald H. Gitter (CoopAndCondo.com)

• "Home Mortgages Elude the Self-Employed: Sole proprietors look for other means of financing as banks tighten lending rules" by Wendy Davis (Crain's New York Business)

• "‘Rec Room’ Is the New Way to Expand an Apartment" by Diane Cardwell (The New York Times)

Board Issues from Around the Country...

• "NJ State Supreme Court Rules that Condos Are Not Responsible for Sidewalk Cleanup after Hoboken Suit" by Stephanie Musat (The Jersey Journal, Hudson County, N.J.)

• "California Governor Brown Signs SB209 Prohibiting [Boards] from Unreasonably Restricting Install of [Electric Car] Charging Stations – Property Rights Still an Issue" (Community Associations Institute California Legislative Action Committee)

• "Pet Q&A: Condo association won't allow rabbits" by Gina Spadafori (The Sacramento Bee)

WebCitation archives:

"Dakota" • "Caulking" • "Disabilities" • "Peace Sign" • "Lobbies" • "5 Secrets" • "Board Interview" • "Qualifying" • "Gone, Baby" • "Self-Employed" • "'Rec Room'" • "Hoboken" • "Charging Stations" • "Rabbits"

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