ARCHIVE SEARCH RESULTS

How to ensure that your board is not taken advantage of when dealing with contractors and neighboring properties.

A board member takes smoking issues personally.

Boards should learn that in this economy, standard common charge recovery efforts will not suffice.

Shareholders are often too self-interested and push alterations beyond the scope approved by the board.

Not notifying the board about bed bugs can only cause an infestation of other units.

A co-op passed on to an heir did not specifically name that heir as the beneficiary.

Most boards attempting to collect delinquent common charges face three options: payment plan, sue, or foreclose.

Coping with a surprise Title III lawsuit and reining in legal fees.

How to collect common charges from a delinquent shareholder.

Understanding how cumulative voting works can prevent a contested election.

After years of neglect, how can a co-op prevent defaulting?

Careful negotiation can keep faulty construction from causing an arduous lawsuit.

Ridding a building of illegal sublets is a lengthy process.

Problems arise when a contractor does not complete his duties because of a weak contract.

Dealing with accumulated pets in a “no-pet” building.