Co-op / Condo News: Banning Smoking, Pigs and Unseasoned Firewood

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...

• "Uphill Battle for Health Activists: Advocates Pushing Smoking Ban in [Queens] Co-Ops and Condos Face Opposition" by Ramiro S. Funez (Queens Chronicle)

• "Coram Vet Facing Eviction [by Co-op Board] over Firewood" (News 12 Long Island)

• "New York Ban's on Pet Pigs Is Forcing People to Care for their Swine in Secret" by Jake Pearson (Associated Press via BusinessInsider.com). Updates story of Clearview Gardens' Petey the Pig

• "REBNY to host Upper Manhattan Open House Expo [of Harlem Co-op, Condo and Townhouse Properties] April 6-7" (Real Estate Board of New York press release)

• "Questionable Co-op Voting" by Jay Romano (The New York Times)

• "Ask an Expert: What should we watch out for when buying a sponsor-renovated apartment?" by Teri Karush Rogers (BrickUnderground.com)

• "When Pricing Low, Think Through Some Outcomes" by Malcolm Carter (Service You Can Trust blog)

• "Billionaire George Soros Forced to Testify in Palimony Suit over Promise of a $1.9 Million Condo" at 30 E. 85th St., by Barbara Ross (New York Daily News)

• "Maurice Sendak's New York Co-op [at 40 Fifth Avenue] Asks $3.15 Million" by Alyssa Abkowitz (The Wall Street Journal)

Co-op / Condo Board Issues...

• "Resolving Disputes with a Mediator" by Jay Romano (The New York Times)

WebCitation archives:

Uphill Battle • Coram • Pet Pigs • REBNY • Questionable • Ask an Expert • When Pricing • Billionaire • Maurice Sendak • Resolving