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HOW CO-OP/CONDO BOARDS OPERATE

How do NYC co-ops and condos operate? Governed by an elected board of directors, these housing corporations are like mini-cities with their own bylaws and governing documents. Here you'll find articles on a wide range of topics that co-op and condo board directors need to understand to govern their housing corporation wisely. 

Here's how one co-op rewrote its governing documents, and how you can keep scammers from stealing your home.

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Here’s a novel way to fill those unfillable vacancies on a co-op board.

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One Board President's On-the-Job Training

Written by Paula Chin on March 07, 2017

Sutton Place

Democracy replaces autocracy at an Upper East Side condo.

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Restoring the Luster to “the Jewel of Bayside”

Written by Paula Chin on March 03, 2017

Bayside

An infusion of young blood and energy helps a Queens co-op make a turnaround.

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What makes a successful board president? And how much is access to your building worth?

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The Rutherford Rewrites Its Governing Documents

Written by Lisa Prevost on February 24, 2017

Gramercy Park

A co-op uses shareholder input to bring its bylaws and proprietary lease up to date.

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How do you know when it's time to dissolve your co-op? And how do you deal with an uncooperative cooperator?

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Bell Park Gardens Gets an Energy Transfusion

Written by Paula Chin on February 10, 2017

Bayside

New blood overcomes inertia of entrenched Queens co-op board.

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Sometimes sponsors play by the rules, and sometimes they don't. But one thing your building must always have is a backflow preventer. It's the law.

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There's a new way to hire a management company, and there's a little word that can make a huge difference.

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Ask the Experts

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Learn all the basics of NYC co-op and condo management, with straight talk from heavy hitters in the field of co-op or condo apartments

Professionals in some of the key fields of co-op and condo board governance and building management answer common questions in their areas of expertise

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Kagan Lubic Lepper Finkelstein & Gold, LLP

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