Co-op/Condo News: Board Elections, Thieving Condo Prez, Bad Bldgs, More
NYC: May 17, 2010 — Recent news of note for co-op and condo boards. Yet another board-member is arrested for stealing building funds. Yet another noise complaint winds up in court — with a $17,000 decision. And we've not one but TWO cases of shoddy new construction and what boards are doing about it. Plus: The lowdown on this year's annual board elections ... and one condo has New York City's ugliest lobby — could it be yours? Get all the latest news fit for co-op and condo boards with Habitat's weekly Monday News Roundup!
- "Condo President Charged with Stealing from her Association" by Laura Figueroa ( The Miami Herald)
- "10 Questions to Demand of Your Board Candidates" by Malcolm Carter (Service You Can Trust blog)
- "Election Special! Pocket Guide to Slandering the Board" (BrickUnderground.com)
- "Barking Dog Takes a $17,000 Bite out of Condo Owners" ( Montreal Gazette)
- "The Search Is on for City's Ugliest Condo Lobby" by Amanda Fung ( Crain's New York Business)
- "Upper West Side Butler Inherits Two Apartments in the Dakota [Co-op]" and "Dakota Open to Butler as a Resident" by Josh Barbanel ( The Wall Street Journal)
- "Condo Calamity" by Aaron Diamant (WTMJ-TV, Milwaukee, Wisc.) and "Condo Case Advances" by Micah Maidenberg ( Chicago Journal), two stories about boards fighting shoddy new construction around the country
- "Exclusive Rights to Common Space" by Jay Romano ( The New York Times)
- "Closings Delayed for Williamsburg Condos People Actually Want" by Sara Polsky (Curbed.com)
- "HELP! Noise Question" (Brownstoner.com Forum)
