Co-op/Condo News Roundup: No Blacks in Bronx Co-op; Chefs in Hot Water
NYC: Feb. 22, 2010 — Recent news of note for co-op and condo boards. The virtually all-white co-op in a racial-discrimination suit says it's not racist — it just can't find any African-Americans it likes! Around the country: Co-op board members face threats and harassment, and a condo board and a management company take months to act right when the condo tried to trash a resident's car. And in New York City, two celebrity chefs have very different condominium troubles. Plus: How much should a sublet fee be? Read all the latest co-op and condo news on Habitat's weekly Monday News Roundup. Also included: Permanent archival links, so you never have to worry about a news link going dead!
- "Bronx Communities Not Racist, Just Picky" by Sabrina Jaszi (Gothamist.com) and "No Bias Here, Locals Say, Just Very Few Black People" by Cara Buckley ( The New York Times)
- "What's a Normal Sublet Fee?" (BrickUnderground.com)
- "Board Member of Lauderdale Co-op Reports Harassment, Threats " by Sofia Santana ( South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
- "Daniel (Boulud) Looks for Another [Apartment]" after condo board won't allow the star chef him to expand his home's kitchen, by C. J. Hughes (TheRealDeal.com)
- "Four-Star Financial Fix for Celeb Chef David Bouley" by Kathianne Boniello (New York Post)
- "Car Mistakenly Towed, Nearly Crushed: Condo management company months later reimburses owners $1,485" by Jon Yates ( Chicago Tribune)
- "Woman Loses Second-Hand Smoke Case: Said real estate broker misled her about neighbor" by Jonathan Saltzman ( Boston Globe)
- "Condo Owner Protection Legislation Proposed by Conn AG" by George Gombossy (CTWatchDog.com)
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"Bronx Communities" • "No Bias" "Sublet Fee" • "Harrassment, Threats" • "Daniel (Boulud)" • "David Bouley" • "Car" • "Second-Hand Smoke" • "Condo Owner Protection"
