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From the Editor: Snake Oil Salesmen Who Prey on Co-op and Condo Boards

-talking salesman, who seems to have the answers to your dilemmas — at just the right price, too! As a board member ... to be solved. Whether it's a question of how to raise more money, how to deal with angry owners, or the best ... 's Green Acres from 1965-71, and who died some years ago — but a close facsimile who may seem all too

How to Prevent Fraud UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Bill Morris on February 01, 2010

in the news just in time for the New Year. And these new cases served as reminders that co-op and condo boards

How to Run Your Building the Cost-Benefit Way UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Tom Soter on February 01, 2010

becoming its leader, Weiner had noted that even with nine members, there was too much work for the board

How to Enable Sales & Refi UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Bill Morris on February 01, 2010

With the economic collapse, it's become harder and harder to qualify for mortgages. One condo ... and, with it, apartment sales and mortgage refinancing. Old guidelines, long ignored, are suddenly

Paying Too Much UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Jennifer V. Hughes on February 01, 2010

Many co-ops and condos in NYC are paying too much for their utilities not because of rising cost ... complicated that a lot of people just won’t do it,” says Rose, who estimates that he works with about a dozen ... Paying Too Much

Inside, Outside, Whose Side? UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Phyllis Weisberg on February 01, 2010

to the building and its particular systems. For example, buildings with central HVAC systems may find the lease

The Deadly Dozen UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Patrick B. Niland on February 01, 2010

I just got elected to my building’s board of directors and agreed to serve on the finance

Oil Spills and Six-Figure Fines: A Primer for Co-ops and Condos

the piping, if that's an issue; or get the tank repaired if it's not too badly corroded. Aboveground ... to be solved. Whether it's a question of how to raise more money, how to deal with angry owners, or the best ... from your heating-oil storage tank or its pipes — you need to clean the contamination quickly and bear

Co-op Op-Ed: Why Boards Have Bad Reputations – And What to Do About It

the situation felt like, yes, a conspiracy. Here are a just a few of the circumstances that, in addition to my ... through my two-year term, the co-op board chose me to be its president after the board member who'd held

GAF VersaShield Fire-Resistant Slip Sheet

to the elements between the time you install it and install the membrane. Just sayin'.) According to the company ... soon, and it's not too early for co-op boards and condo boards to starting thinking about building

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