Co-op/Condo News: Dog Lawsuit, New Rip-off, Liam Neeson, Magic Johnson
New York, NY, August 30, 2010 — Recent news for co-op boards and condo associations.
Questionable charges, stupid questions, noisy neighbors and what about ... ILSA? These are just a few of the issues involving co-op board and condo board this week. We've also got the latest board lawsuits, targeting golden retrievers, Hindus and a tree. Plus, everything apartment buyers and sellers ought to know about the latest real-estate rip-off and broker relations — now they scrubs floors? Magic Johnson goes all condo in Brooklyn, Liam Neeson sells his Central Park West co-op and New York City conquers the phantom menace.
Read all the latest co-op board and condo board news in Habitat's weekly Monday News Roundup! Also included: Permanent archival links. If a link ever goes dead, you'll still be able to read the backup at WebCitation.org.
- "$1,000 Charge for Lobby Damages Irks New DUMBOite" by Joey Arak (Curbed.com)
- "My Big Fat Board Interview: A Big Fat Relief" by Anonymous Manhattan Co-op Buyer as told to Amanda Green (BrickUnderground.com)
- "Mortgages for Small Co-Ops?" (Brownstoner.com forum)
- "Noisy Neighbors: Turning Up the Volume Against the Uproar Next Door" at a Manhattan co-op and and a Park Slope condominium, by Tripp Whetsell (New York Daily News)
- "Council Votes to Unmask Phantom Landlords" by Amanda Fung (Crain's New York Business)
Buying and Selling...
- "The Latest Real Estate Rip-off?" by Les Christie, on home-reselling fees (CNNMoney.com)
- "Few ILSA Cases Likely to Arise in Future" by Sarah Ryley (TheRealDeal.com) and "ILSA: Not the Name of a Hurricane" by Ronald H. Gitter (CoopAndCondo.com). See also Habitat's article "Condo Buyers Beware: Court Rules No Recourse on Developers' Foot-Dragging," about ILSA (Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act)
- "Buyers Want a Refund on Long Island City's Priciest Condo" by Joey Arak (Curbed.com)
- "Liam Neeson Sells C.P.W. [Co-op] Apartment" by Chloe Malle (The New York Observer)
- "Client to Broker: Clean My Windows!" by Christine Haughney (The New York Times)
- "Magic Johnson Partnership Breathes Life into Brooklyn Condo" by David Jones (TheRealDeal.com)
Board Issues from Around the Country and More...
- "Dog Days: Condo Association Files Suit over Golden Retriever" by Ted Cox (Daily Herald [Arlington, Ill.])
- "Owner Could Lose Condominium: Legal fight on religious grounds cost city $40,000 — for a $635 tax claim" by Bob Seidenberg (Evanston Review, Evanston, Ill.)
- "Co-op 'A Nightmare,' Tenant Claims" by Ellen Mauro (The Ottawa Citizen)
- "Council Denies Request for Action in [Condominium] Hoarding Case" by Jonathan Phelps (Eagle-Tribune [North Andover, Mass.])
WebCitation archives:
"$1,000 Charge" • "Big Fat" • "Mortgages" • "Noisy" • "Phantom Landlords" • "Rip-off?" • "ILSA Cases" • "ILSA: Not" • "Long Island City" • "Liam Neeson" • "Client" "Magic Johnson" • "Dog Days" • "Religious Grounds" • "Nightmare" • "Hoarding"