Co-op / Condo News: No Smoking on CPW, Tax-Abatement Trouble, More

Read all the latest co-op /condo 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.

Co-op / Condo Buying, Selling, Living...

• "El Dorado Co-op Wants to Evict 'Smoking' Trust-Fund Transsexual Stinking Up Swank CPW Complex" by Dareh Gregorian (New York Post)

• "Ask an Expert: Can I Get Pre-approved [by a Co-op Board] for a Washer-Dryer?" by Teri Karush Rogers (BrickUnderground.com)

• "An Estate Can’t Get Co-op Sale Approved" by Jay Romano (The New York Times)

• "More High-End Condos Come to White Brick Buildings" by Christopher Cameron (TheRealDeal.com) and "The Revenge of the White-Brick Apartment" by Josh Barbanel (The Wall Street Journal)

• "Queens' Most Expensive Condo Hits the Market for $3.25 Million" by Clare Trapasso (New York Daily News)

• "[Peter] Madoff Co-op Up for Sale" as Bernie Madoff's younger brother prepares to begin prison sentence, by Josh Barbanel (The Wall Street Journal)

Co-op / Condo Board Issues...

• "Draft Tax Abatement Bill Reduces Past Decreases" by Malcolm Carter (Service You Can Trust blog)

• "Famed NYC Building's Board Faces Bias Claims" by Joseph Ax (Reuters) and "Co-op Directors Can Be Liable for Race Bias, New York Appeals Court Rules" by Debra Cassens Weiss (ABA Journal); subsequently

• "Condo, Co-op Boards Face Bigger Risks" by Josh Barbanel and Steve Eder (The Wall Street Journal)

• "The 7 Biggest Surprises for Rookie Board Members" by Dean M. Roberts (BrickUnderground.com)

WebCitation archives:

El Dorado • Pre-approved • Estate • White Brick Buildings • White-Brick Apartment • Most Expensive • Peter Madoff • Bias Claims • Race Bias • Risks • Surprises