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The Tracking Sleuths UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Frank Lovece on March 01, 2014

Violation-tracking and alert software has gone from cutting edge to cutting board – just another ... , as SiteCompli co-founder Ross Goldenberg puts it: “You can have data paralysis by having too much data. It has

Co-op Boards' Arbitrary Price Floors Can Damage Apartment Values

New York City

. A common tool for protecting value is the rejection of sales applications at a price the board deems too ... is one of the biggest investments you'll every make. This purchase is more than just buying a home, it ... A co-op board loses a lawsuit after rejecting a purchase price as too low.

Know When to Hold, When to Fold

it gets tricky is with board minutes. It’s not only become customary for prospective buyers ... are signing are too expensive. They don't believe the board when it's, they say, we need to raise

Inertia breakthrough at Bell Park Gardens UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Paula Chin on February 01, 2017

An entrenched board may not be actively harming your building, but neglect can be just ... , and it was a perfect place to call home – until about 15 years ago. “It used to be called the ‘Jewel of Bayside,’” he

How to Win Over a Mega Super-Majority

Melville, Long Island

of super-majority was just too much of a hurdle to overcome,” Gross says. “So we talked, then talked some ... Northgate board president Fred Gross (left) and a building awaiting its new vinyl skin. ... they did it.

Follow the Agent UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Ruth Ford on June 01, 2004

is a good match for them too. ... -keeping, it's the file-keeping. They are hiring a company, not just an individual," Racht says. While most

The Lobby War UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Frank Lovece on December 01, 2009

When does a public space become too public? What began as a personal dispute between a board ... should be done about it. But not just because they’re there, and you want to call it loitering.” Adds

Taking Charge of the Numbers UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Jennifer V. Hughes on May 01, 2014

The first line of defense in monitoring finances isn’t the CPA or property manager. It’s the board. ... your personal checkbook, wouldn’t you be checking it, too?” Most accountants who do annual reports

What You Use Is What You Pay UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Jennifer V. Hughes on November 01, 2007

Master-metered? The people in your building who use too much energy are being subsidized ... that a majority of voting shareholders have to want it. That means if there are 1,000 units and just 20 vote, only

When Business Becomes Personal UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Bill Morris on August 01, 2013

that the person is the most qualified – not just the most popular. ... , or is he just a schmoozer?” It’s not a theoretical question, either. The board at a 110-unit Brooklyn co

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