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Re: Convictions etc...Bottom line

things more transparent and corruption more difficult, but it's apparently still far too easy for people

Take My Word For It UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Stuart Saft on October 01, 2011

the fairness of various financial statement elements. Why your board needs to know why it's important and why ... , I realized that, like so many things, too little is understood about something that is just

Flat-Rate Attorney Retainers: A New Order in the Court?

New York City, Bay Terrace Cooperative Section I

On the face of it, a flat-rate retainer seems simplicity itself: You know what you're paying each ... with its lawyer's fees. The co-op board members didn't dispute the time or hourly rate he was charging

Anatomy of a Disaster: One Co-op's Experience with Superstorm Sandy

200 East End Avenue, Upper East Side, Manhattan

as the electrical panels short-circuited and a 3,000-gallon oil tank slid off its footings and careened ... Franklin Delano Roosevelt Drive and the East River just past it, so Falk and his staff evacuated the garage ... buildings' firsthand experiences — for whether it's this particular disaster or another, certain thing

Share War UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Sullivan, Michael on July 01, 2002

to force the sponsor to sell its units. This article recaps the lawsuit, which began in 1998, and includes ... promise to sell all its unsold shares." Meaning the court found that the appellate division had gone too

time bomb

In today's economic and political uncertainty, the "seniors" are extremely worried and very

That’s the Way the Cookie … UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Tom Soter on February 01, 2016

...don’t come in with an agenda. It’s like being in politics. In so many ways, you want to help, so you get

Admission Package UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Tom Soter on March 01, 2009

The approval process may be simple or it may be complex, depending on the board and its outlook ... of something is not apparent on its face, the co-op is entitled to ask for backup. Diplomats: You Can Just

Nine-Story, 86-Unit Condo Building Heads to LIC

Long Island City

is one of the biggest investments you'll every make. This purchase is more than just buying a home, it ... their condo and live in it, too? How about Long Island City? According to New York YIMBY, Ekstein Development

How to Keep Work in Your Building on the Right Side of the Law

New York City

-ops and condos face legal and financial challenges that have to be solved. Whether it's a question of how ... are in place. Boards should not rely on just one person to do it. Potential building liability is too great

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