Co-op / Condo News: Maintenance Too High and Too Low, Tax Abatement, 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 on an archivable site, you'll still be able to read the backup at WebCitation.org.

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

• "What Coop, Condo Owners Can Expect From Albany's New Tax Abatement Law" by Jill Urban (NY1 News)

• "The Co-op Squeeze: Soaring Maintenance Fees Pushing Some Owners Out" by Sheila Anne Feeney (amNY)

• "Low Monthly Fees Nice But Perhaps Warning Sign" by Malcolm Carter (Service You Can Trust blog)

• "Park Slope Condo Lures Eco-Conscious Buyers with 'Harvest to Plank' Floors" by Leslie Albrecht (DNAInfo.com)

• "Apartment Buyers Combat Low Inventory By Combining Units" by Jill Urban (NY1 News)

• "Parkway Village: An Historical [sic] Landmark," on that Kew Gardens Hills co-op being added to the National Register of Historic Places, by Jason D. Antos (The Western Queens Gazette)

• "Ask an Expert: Should we sell our apartment when there's competition in the building?" by Teri Karush Rogers (BrickUnderground.com)

• "A Co-op, Not a Hotel / No ‘Functioning Kitchen’" by Jay Romano (The New York Times)

Co-op / Condo Board Issues...

• "Sex, Lies, and Lawsuits," on The Dakota co-op board lawsuit, by Suzanna Andrews (Vanity Fair)

• "Staten Island's Midland Beach Neighborhood Has a Blight That Sickens, Some Say," including the board at Oceanwoods Condominiums, by Frank Donnelly (Staten Island Advance)

• "A Plumbing Device Overlooked" by Jay Romano (The New York Times)

WebCitation archives:

Co-op Squeeze • Low Monthly • Park Slope Condo • Parkway Village • Ask an Expert • Hotel / Kitchen • Sex, Lies p.1 and subsequent pages • Staten Island's • Plumbing