Co-op/Condo News Roundup: Hijacked Elevators, Low-Down Pet Owners & More
NYC: May 3, 2010 — Recent news of note for co-op and condo boards. One co-op didn't know it had $100 million fortune in air rights, till now. A much-copied key can hijack your building's elevator. And co-op and condo boards are busy fighting sponsors, naming their buildings,and dealing with people sneaking in pets. 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.
- "Lower East Side Co-op Might Have Extra $100 Million Lying Around" by Joey Arak (Curbed.com)
- "Miracle Key We Bought for $27 Controls Every NYC Elevator" by Pete Donohue (New York Daily News)
- "Too Fancy? Too Long? How to Name a Co-op" and "Buildings Named Badly," both by Christine Haughney ( The New York Times)
- "Building a War Chest to Fight a Sponsor" (BrickUnderground.com)
- "These Condos are Going to the Dogs … and Cats — and Rabbits" by Leslie Mann ( Chicago Tribune), on heated rooftop green spaces and other pet-friendly amenities, plus "Sneaking Pets into a Co-op" (StreetEasy.com forum) and "Tenants Fight to Keep Pets in Queens [Co-op] Complex" (NY1 News)
- "Inside Story: How I Passed my Board Interview" by a Manhattan co-op buyer as told to Teri Rogers (BrickUnderground.com)
- "Spring Is Blooming for Manhattan Property" by Josh Barbanel ( The Wall Street Journal)
- "Despite Restrictions, Appraisal Fraud Booms" by Kenneth Harney (TheRealDeal,com)
- "My Life in Suite 703: Board Lords" by Daniela Andrews (Canada National Post), on living under a condo board
- "Top 5 Condo No-No's" by Lisa Canning (YourHome.ca)
WebCite archives:
"$100 Million" • "Miracle Key" • "Name a Co-op" • "Buildings Named Badly" • "War Chest" • "Dogs and Cats" • "Sneaking Pets" • "Pets in Queens" • "Inside Story" "Blooming" • "Appraisal Fraud" • "Suite 703" • "No-No's"