Co-op/Condo News Roundup: Co-op Board at War, Condo Board in Court, and More
NYC: June 7, 2010 — Recent news of note for co-op boards and condo associations.
Condo boards around the country are fed up with developers and politicians — see how they're fighting back. A co-op board on the Upper East Side is fed up with itself — even though the building runs impeccably. Plus: renovations and admissions, balconies and bars, and what is up with an extortionist super and a board that looks the other way?! 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.
- "Behind Unassuming Walls, a War of Words Among Co-op Board Members" by Christine Haughney ( The New York Times)
- "ShameOnShaya.org," the condo-board website in the news, including on the cover of the June issue of Habitat . Similarly, "Bradenton [Fla.] Condo Owners Take On a Political Heavyweight" by Michael Braga ( Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
- "Condo Owners Go for Green with Suit" over eco-friendly building not being green enough, by Craig Karmin ( The Wall Street Journal)
- "Condo House Rules - Rentals" (Brownstoner.com forum)
- "My Big Fat Board Interview: 'I felt like Jesus Christ walking into my crucifixion'," as told to Teri Rogers (BrickUnderground.com)
- "At the Ardsley [Co-op], Art Deco the Way It Was" by Fred A. Bernstein ( The New York Times), about a lobby renovation
- "Kleinerman v. 245 E. 87 Tenants Corp." ruling on shareholders suing co-op board over extortionist super
- "Plans for Ground-Floor Bar Make Residents [and Condo Board] Hit Roof" by Javier C. Hernandez ( The New York Times)
- "Buyers Greet Balcony Safety Issue with a Big Yawn" by Malcolm Carter (Service You Can Trust blog)
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"Don't Let Your Condo Association Mismanage Money" by Lew Sichelman (MarketWatch.com)
WebCite archives:
"Unassuming Walls" • "Bradenton" • "Board Interview" • "Go for Green" • "House Rules" • "Ardsley" • "Kleinerman" • "Ground-Floor Bar" • "Balcony Safety" • "Mismanage Money"