Co-op/Condo News: Hey, LeBron James! Go Away, Census-Takers. And More...
NYC: June 28, 2010 — Recent news of note for co-op boards and condo associations.
Is he coming? Is he here? LeBron James goes a-knicking — er, a-knocking — at a New York City condo apartment. Meanwhile, some other tony buildings are turning away census-takers — illegally. Plus, how your co-op board or condo board can score a free balcony inspection, the morality of building-wide smoking bans, some new-development bargains for condo shoppers and the ever-crazy cornucopia of co-op/condo news from around the continent — like the sheriff who gave a reputed mobster a 10-year free ride in his Florida condo!
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.
- "City Waives Balcony Inspection Fees for Homeowners" (NY1 News)
- "Most Property Managers Really Tick Me Off" by Malcolm Carter (Service You Can Trust blog)
- "Complaining [Co-op] Neighbor" (StreetEasy.com forum)
- "Are Building-Wide Smoking Bans 'Immoral'?" (BrickUnderground.com)
- "Census Takers Turned Away [Illegally] from Tony Apartment Towers" by Matt Dunning ( The Tribeca Trib)
Buying and Selling
- "Turning Old School Into New Condo" at the former P.S. 90 in Manhattan (image above) by Josh Barbanel ( The Wall Street Journal)
- "New Bed-Stuy Luxury Condo Building Going Cheap" by Sara Polsky (Curbed.com)
- "Condos Rule Over Co-Ops at High End" by Brittany Hutson ( The Wall Street Journal)
- "Attention Knicks Fans: LeBron James Looked at This [Condo] Apartment" by Joey Arak (Curbed.com)
Board Issues from Around the Country...
- "Court Battle over Reputed Mobster's Use of Condo Owned by Hudson Sheriff's Chief" by Jerry DeMarco (North Bergen, N.J. Cliffview Pilot)
- "Unit Owner Wants to Enlarge [Common-Element] Patio at His Own Expense" by Mark Pearlstein ( Chicago Tribune)
- "New Law Can Make Renters Pay Homeowner-Association Fees" by Mary Shanklin ( Orlando Sentinel)
- "Get Condo Parking in Writing" by Felicia Dechter (RiverForest-Leaves.com)
- "Condo Ownership Comes with a Duty to Serve" by Robert Noce ( Edmonton Journal)
WebCite archives:
"City Waives" • "Property Managers" • "Complaining" • "Smoking Bans" • "Census" • "Old School" • "Bed-Stuy"• "Condos Rule" • "LeBron James" • "Reputed Mobster" • "Enlarge Patio" • "Renters Pay" • "Condo Parking" • "Duty to Serve"
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