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How to Keep Apartment Renovations From Going Off the Rails

New York City

by an elected board of directors, these housing corporations are like mini-cities with their own bylaws

Jackson Heights Co-ops Band Together to Cut Carbon Emissions

Jackson Heights, Queens

A century ago, Jackson Heights, Queens, was an incubator of new housing cooperatives and garden

How to Deal With Rule Breakers UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Deborah Koplovitz on October 26, 2022

in the proprietary lease, and sometimes they’re called house rules. In a condominium they are in the bylaws, and they

The Benefits of HDFC Co-ops Come With Lots of Oversight UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article on October 26, 2022

to provide affordable housing for people who may not otherwise be able to enter the New York City real estate

Reasonable Accommodation For Support Animals UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Marc Schneider on October 26, 2022

and found the daughter’s Venmo account, which showed a house icon that typically signifies payments

Don’t Cave In to Group Pressure UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Nancy Kourland on October 26, 2022

. The second lesson is that house rules should mandate that shareholders have their own insurance, and managing

Know When You Can — and Can’t — Deny Succession UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Michelle Quinn on October 26, 2022

behind in the apartment. The application was denied by both the co-op board and the Department of Housing

Mediation and Arbitration Should Be Baked Into Your Governing Documents UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Michael P. Graff on October 26, 2022

. Incorporate these in governing documents. The two processes should be in your house rules or bylaws. Many co

Ruling the Roost UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Michelle Cardella on October 26, 2022

to the annual meeting. “Proposed Revised House Rules” detailed 30 do’s and don’ts for our Lower Manhattan co ... House Rules Bylaws ... A new list of house rules causes a kerfuffle.

Co-op Shareholders Have a Right to Know Their Neighbors' Contact Info

New York State

A leak from a vacant apartment highlights a fundamental shareholder right in a housing cooperative. ... Shareholders have a right to know their neighbors' contact info in a housing cooperative.

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Board Talk

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Super starting his own business outside of the co-op

Bob B JR Dec 20, 2024

radiator air valves

Pre-war cooperative NYC Dec 19, 2024

Coop serious problem - staff work without permits, etc

DM Dec 15, 2024

Habitat Week by Week

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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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