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When Condo Owners Turn Apartments into Hotel Rooms: What Boards Can Do

New York City, Upper West Side, Manhattan

by an elected board of directors, these housing corporations are like mini-cities with their own bylaws ... , with Europeans in particular flocking here to take advantage of the weak dollar and the bargains it affords

Neighbor vs. Neighbor Produces No Winners

SoHo, Manhattan

the cooperative’s house rules. Ran also sued the co-op, demanding that it act to enforce those rules. The co ... A leak, a lawsuit, and questions about enforcing house rules. ... A leak leads to a lawsuit – and to questions about how the house rules get enforced.

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.

Legal Threat from Co-op Board over new House Rule

niece has to move out since I am not living there concurrently with her. This is due to a new house rule ... Legal Threat from Co-op Board over new House Rule

house rules forbidding foot traffic not even for piano lessons

not be using their spaces commercially. In my coop we have House Rules that allow home offices ... house rules forbidding foot traffic not even for piano lessons

As City Co-op and Condo Sales Regain Luster, Suburbs Are Looking So 2020

New York City

left because of last year’s high demand, contracts signed for houses there are down more than 60% since ... 's investing in a housing corporation. Articles, here, will help you understand what your investment really ... With housing supplies short in the suburbs, buyers are looking at city co-ops and condos.

The Meaning of “And” UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Richard Siegler and Dale Degenshein on December 29, 2016

cases considered the issue in July 2016: 11 Wooleys Lane Housing Corp. v. Smith in Nassau County ... 11 Wooleys Lane Housing Corp. v. Smith in Nassau County District Court 50 Sutton Place South

The Agony and the Ecstasy UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Bill Morris on December 01, 2008

Considering the affordability of undertaking a big improvement project and the consequences ... ’s a twofold situation,” he says. “First, you have to look at the realistic affordability of doing such a big

Threaten action in Housing Court in your letter - for "rent" abatement

Threaten action in Housing Court in your letter - for "rent" abatement

House Rule: cannot smoke 25 ft from bldg entrance?!

House Rule: cannot smoke 25 ft from bldg entrance?!

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Board Talk

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Sprinkle system for insurance?

Pooh Dec 23, 2024

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

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