Co-op/Condo News: New State Bill Threatens Homeowners Rights, & More
NYC: July 5, 2010 — Recent news of note for your co-op board or condo association.
A new bill in Albany favors hoteliers' rights over homeowners', the workers at Co-op City ratify a new contract, and a new novel involves co-op board in New York. Plus, George Stephanopoulos moves on up to an East Side co-op, a co-op treasurer allegedly embezzles, and part two of that wacky New Jersey sheriff and the loan shark!
Read all the latest co-op and condo news on 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.
- "Will NY Law Crack Down on Craigslist Sublets?" by Caroline McCarthy (Cnet.com) and "A Checklist for Renting Your Condo" by Ronald H. Gitter (CoopAndCondo.com)
- "We Officially Live in the Age of the Condo" by William Alden ( The New York Observer)
- "Co-ops, Condo Boards Need State Agency to Fight Abuses" by Dianne Stromfeld (YourNabe.com op-ed)
- "Expediters: A Profession Built on a Kafka-esque Nightmare" (BrickUnderground.com)
- "Rebeck Offers a Great 'View' of New York Homeownership" by Donna Freydkin ( USA Today), review of a novel about family battles for a 12-room co-op overlooking Central Park
Buying and Selling
- "Manhattan Apartment Market Healing" by Josh Barbanel ( The Wall Street Journal)
- "George Stephanopoulos and Family Buy $6.5 Million UES Co-op" by Sara Polsky (Curbed.com)
Board Issues from Around the Country...
- "Crist in Galt Mile to Praise Condo Bill" by Sean D'Oliveira ( South Florida Sun-Sentinel) and "Letter: Crist's Signing of Condo Act Is Slap in Face to Seniors" by Michael Silvestri (TCPalm.com)
- "Former East Bridgewater Condo Treasurer Accused of Embezzling Funds" by Amanda Reed ( The Enterprise [Brockton, Mass.])
- "Appeal Challenges Judge's Condo Ruling Against Top New Jersey Cop, Convicted Loan Shark" by George Andreassi (TCPalm.com)
WebCite archives:
"Craigslist" • "Checklist" • "Co-op City" • "Age of the Condo" • "Fight Abuses" • "Expediters" • "Rebeck" • "Market Healing" "Stephanopoulos" • "Crist" • "Slap in Face" • "Embezzling" • "Appeal Challenges"