Co-op / Condo News: Ombudsman Bills in NY & Conn., Bad Dogs, Fraud, More

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.

• "Board to Death: As Co-ops Swagger Back from the Brink, Brooklyn Pols Plot Their Demise" by Matt Chaban (The New York Observer)

• State Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky's S4283 "Bill Seeks to Change Cooperative Classification" by Jessica Lyons (The Queens Courier)

• "Refinancings Plummeted in Minority Areas" by Benjamin J. Spencer (Crain's New York Business)

• "Civility on the Way Out? Add Dogs to That List" by Bob Morris (The New York Times)

• "Albis' Condo [Ombudsman] Bill Heading to House Floor" by Sharon Bass (East Haven Patch, Conn.)

• "Penn South Votes Yes on Financing Deal," to keep itself a limited-equity co-op, by Cara Buckley (The New York Times)

Buying and Selling...

• "Ask an Expert: Carving a neighbor out of the listing agreement" by Teri Karush Rogers (BrickUnderground.com)

• "The High Road: Seller scofflaws walk free" by Malcolm Carter (Service You Can Trust blog)

• "Does anyone have experience of buying or living in a small condo building (6 units)?" (StreetEasy.com forum)

• "Repairing New [Condo] Construction" by Ronald H. Gitter (CoopAndCondo.com)

• "Land Lease Buildings Can Offer Hidden Pros" by Jill Urban (NY1 News)

• "Madden Kicks Off Hunt for Buyer" of Dakota co-op by Josh Barbanel (The Wall Street Journal)

Board Issues from Around the Country...

• "Franklin Police Probe Suspected Condo Association Fraud" by Gitte Laasby (Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee, Wisc.)

• "Catalina Isles: City Hopes to Work on Condos' [Hundreds of Code Violations and Other] Woes Tonight" by Dan Tracy (Orlando Sentinel, Fla.)

• "Not Looking Like Paradise for Some Naples Condo Owners" by Julie Salomone (WFTX-TV, Cape Coral, Fla.)

• "Woman Sues Kemah Condos after Fall on Stairs" by John Suayan (The Southeast Texas Record)

• "[Maryland] Legislature Passes Measure Authorizing Condominiums to Require Unit Owner Insurance" by Raymond D. Burke (Maryland Condo Law Blog)

WebCitation archives:

"Board to Death" • "Bill Seeks" • "Refinancings" • "Dogs" • "Albis' Condo Bill"• "Penn South" • "Listing Agreement" • "Scofflaws" • "Small Condo" • "Repairing" • "Land Lease" • "Madden" • • "Franklin" • "Catalina Isles" • "Naples" • "Kemah" • "Insurance"