Co-op / Condo News: B'ground Checks, Plus Boards v. Grandkids, Cancer Patient

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.

• "Background Check Saved Condo Building From Adding Accused Killer as a Neighbor" by Eric Barton (New Times Broward-Palm Beach, Fla.)

• "Taxing Phantom [Condominium] Apartments" by Josh Barbanel (The Wall Street Journal)

• "Ask an Expert: Is it legal for a co-op to deprive renters of bike space?" by Teri Karush Rogers (BrickUnderground.com)

• "Related by Marriage and Co-op Board / A Condo Owner Rents a Unit" by Jay Romano (The New York Times)

• "Condos Using RFID [Radio-Frequency Identification] to Keep Access in Check" by Mary Catherine O'Connor (RFID Journal)

• "Queens Co-op Owners Fight Back on Property Taxes" by Amanda Fung (Crain's New York Business)

Buying and Selling...

• "Home-Buying Advice from a New York City Legal Eagle" by Adam Pincus (TheRealDeal.com)

• "Buyers Ask, 'Who Needs Brokers Anyway?'" by Malcolm Carter (Service You Can Trust blog)

• "Dear Ms. Demeanor: The perfect renovation notification letter....?" by Jamie Lauren Sutton (BrickUnderground.com)

• "[Johnson & Johnson] Heiress Trumps Donald's Old Place" by Kevin Brass (The National, Abu Dhabi)

• "Justin Timberlake Finds a Buyer for $5 Million Tribeca Condo" by Sara Polsky by Joey Arak (Curbed.com)

Board Issues from Around the Country and More...

• "Man Admits Guilt in Mishawaka Embezzlement" by Jeff Parrott (South Bend Tribune, Ind.)

• "[Board] Tries to Evict Woman Dying of Cancer" by Jason Barry (KPHO-TV, Phoenix, Ariz.)

• "Grandparents Say their Condo Association Plans to Refuse Visits from Grandchildren" by Sarina Fazan (WFTS-TV, Tampa-St. Petersburg, Fla.)

• "Condo Association Wants 89-Year-Old Woman with Dementia to Pay, Even After her Cat Is Booted" by Eve Samples (Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers column)

• "Texas Passes Bill to Protect Active Military from HOA Foreclosures" by Kerry Curry (HousingWire.com)

WebCitation archives:

"Background Check" • "Phantom" • "Bike Space" • "Related/Rents" • "RFID" • "Queens" • "Home-Buying" • "Brokers" • "Renovation" • "Heiress" • "Justin Timberlake" • "Mishawaka" • "Cancer" • "Grandparents" • "Dementia" • "Foreclosures"