Co-op / Condo News: Ombudsmen All Over the Country, Clean-Oil Regs, 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.

• "Dirty Heating Oil," on conversion to natural-gas at four Battery Park City condominiums, by Terese Loeb Kreuzer (Downtown Express)

• "Casting a [Condo Board] Vote by Cellphone / Gaining Access to Rules and Bylaws" by Jay Romano (The New York Times)

• "Eastern Queens Leads Tax Revolt" (The Queens Gazette)

• "Ask an Expert: Advice for choosing a new laundry room vendor" by Teri Karush Rogers (BrickUnderground.com)

• "Street Corner Named in Honor of [Former Co-op Board President] Thomas Lee Guess" by Patrick Rocchio (YourNabe.com)

• "Alternative Financing in the form of a Bridge Loan Saves ... [a] Bronx [Co-op]" (Clopton Capital press release)

Buying and Selling...

• "Owning a Building With All Your Friends: Life in a Limited-Equity Co-Op" by Lydia DePillis (NBC Washington)

• "Douglas Elliman LLC v. Tretter" court decision re: the legitimacy of a "dual-agent" broker (Leagle.com)

• "Seller Timetable Is Essential in Setting Price" by Malcolm Carter (Service You Can Trust blog)

Board Issues from Around the Country...

• "Can Condo Associations Ban Illegal Immigrants?" by Daniel Vasquez (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)

• "Grand Jury Indicts [Condo Property Manager] Scott In $826K Theft Scheme" by Shawn J. Soper (The Dispatch, Ocean City, Md.)

• "Turn Lights Out on [HOA's] Lawsuit" over solar panels, by Robert Nelson (Omaha World-Herald, Nebraska)

• "Florida Legislature Passes Condo and HOA Reforms. Will You Like Them?" by Daniel Vasquez (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)

• "Protection Projections: [Indiana] AG Touts New Consumer Protection Laws," including oversight and regulation of HOAs and condo boards, by Daniel Mann (The Herald Bulletin, Anderson, Ind.)

• "Councilwoman Seeks a Final Authority on HOA Conflicts: Proposed Post Would Help Resolve Neighborhood Disputes" by Daniel Valentine (The Gazette, Gaithersburg, Md.)

WebCitation archives:

"Heating Oil" • "Casting / Gaining" •"Tax Revolt" • "Laundry Room" • "Street Corner" • "Alternative Financing" • "Limited-Equity Co-op" • "Douglas Elliman" • "Timetable" • •  "Illegal Immigrants" • "Grand Jury" • "Lights Out" • "Condo...Reforms" • "Protection" • "Councilwoman"