Co-op / Condo News: Court OKs Surveillance to Root Out Illegal Tenants

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...

• "Judge Rules in Favor of Queens Landlord Who Used Heavy Surveillance to Track Absentee Tenant" by Gus Delaporte (The New York Observer)

• "Home Sought for Three Downtown Chickens Whose Lease Is Up" by Aline Reynolds (The Tribeca Trib)

• "Janna Bullock Faces Foreclosure on Park Avenue [Condominium Apartment]" by Katherine Clarke (TheRealDeal.com)

• "Condo Linked to Money Laundering Is Auctioned" by Malcolm Carter (Service You Can Trust blog)

• "The Ethicist: The Enabling Samaritan," on a condo owner wanting to pay a neighbor's arrears in order to prevent a foreclosure lawsuit that may hurt the condo owner's attempt at selling his own apartment, by Chuck Klosterman (The New York Times; second item)

• "An Inheritance, With [Co-op Board] Restrictions / Correcting Maintenance-Fee Errors" by Jay Romano (The New York Times)

• "Co-op Listing Seen as Undervalued / Adding Shares When Adding a Bathroom" by Jay Romano (The New York Times)

• "New York's Pierre Penthouse Hits Sale Block with $125 Million Price Tag" by Morgan Brennan (Forbes)

Co-op / Condo Board Issues...

• "Co-op Board Presidents Tell All" about 1 Gracie Terrace, 1040 Park Avenue, NaBors Apartments, Park 400 and elsewhere, by Robin Finn (The New York Times)

WebCitation archives:

Judge Rules • Chickens • Janna Bullock • Condo Linked • Inheritance / Correcting • Co-op Listing / Adding Shares • Pierre Penthouse • Co-op Board Presidents