Co-op / Condo News: Forged Condo Documents; Co-op Applications Bill

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...

• "A.G. Schneiderman Announces Guilty Plea by Attorney Who Forged State Documents Necessary for NYC Condominium Sales" (New York State Attorney General press release)

• "Co-op Wants DOT to Remove Bench after Homeless Woman Takes Up Residence" by Mathew Katz (DNAInfo.com)

• "Elderly Siblings in Legal Battle over $6.2 Million 11-Room Park Ave. Co-op" (New York Daily News) and "Coconut Fortune Heir Sells Luxurious Park Avenue Pad Out From Under Siblings — And Now She's Going for More" by Julia Marsh and Frank Rosario (New York Post)

• "Ask an Expert: Is It Okay to Smoke E-Cigarettes in the Lobby?" by Teri Karush Rogers (BrickUnderground.com)

• "Update: Condo Ends Ban on Unmarried Couples" by Shelby Webb (Sarasota Herald-Tribune)

• "Case Closed over NYC [Condominium] Apartment Reportedly Linked to Russian Ex-Senator Malkin" (Russian Legal Information Agency)

• "Don’t Buy REBNY Hype: Landmarking Helps Affordability" by Andrew Berman (The Villager op-ed)

• "Demystifying Proxy Voting / Losing a Bike Storage Spot" by Jay Romano (The New York Times)

• "The Siren Call of the Adjustable-Rate Loan" by Lisa Prevost (The New York Times)

Co-op / Condo Board Issues...

• "[City Council] Bill Would Speed Co-op Applications" by Sarina Trangle (The Riverdale Press)

WebCitation archives:

A.G. Schneiderman • DOT • Elderly Siblings • Coconut Fortune • Ask an Expert • Unmarried Couples • Case Closed • REBNY Hype • Demystifying / Losing • Siren Call • Co-op Applications