Co-op / Condo News: Sponsor Sues Shareholders Just for Complaining

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...

• "Harlem Homeowners Hit Back at 'Rich, Powerful' Real Estate Developer Who Slapped Them with $4.25M Lawsuit" because they wrote to politicians about the co-op's habitability issues, by Daniel Beekman (New York Daily News). See also 2011 Habitat article "Resident Fees for Building Amenities: How to Set Them Fairly" by that co-op board's president

• "City Council Members Vent Sandy Frustrations" at slow payout of relief funds, by Joe Anuta (Crain's New York Business)

• "How Do I Compile a Great-Looking Co-op Board Package?" by Leigh Kamping-Carder (BrickUnderground.com)

• "Reverse Mortgage Realities" by Lisa Prevost (The New York Times)

• "Smelly Halls / The Case of the Missing [Co-op Documents] / The Coveted Storage Locker" by Ronda Kaysen (The New York Times)

Co-op / Condo Board Issues...

• "Lights Out? Part Deux: Smokers Rights’ Group Stews Over Postponement of Smoking Ban Vote" by Chris Pomorski (The New York Observer)

• "For New York City Doormen, Some Closed Doors" at nonunion buildings, by Julie Satow (The New York Times)

• "Airbnb’s New Terms of Service Are About Taxes, Law Breaking and Evictions' by Jason Clampet (Skift.com)

WebCitation archives:

Harlem Homeowners • City Council • Co-op Board Package • Reverse Mortgage • Smelly / Missing / Coveted • Lights Out? • Doormen • Airbnb's New Terms