Co-op / Condo News: Mail Bomb, Top Doorman, Free Speech, Munster Mash
New York, NY, Nov. 1, 2010 — Recent news for co-op boards and condo associations.
A co-op wants to go condo, a condo wants to forbid deliveries, and co-op and condo sales in Manhattan are both down. The union picks the city's top doorman and doorwoman, a condo gets sued for trying to stifle political speech, and a "bullying" homeowners association president gets the boot. Plus: Halloween is over, but there's tricks and treats at a Munster condo. No, Herman and Lily aren't in trouble — but the Munster Condo Association sure is, to the tune of $120K!
Read all the latest co-op board and condo board news in 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.
- "Self-Managed Buildings Turn Tenants Into Supers" by Hilary Stout (The New York Times)
- "Turning a Co-op Into a Condo" by Jay Romano (The New York Times)
- "East Side Tenants Gush over Heroic Accountant Turned Doorman Named City's Best by Local 32BJ" by Rich Schapiro (New York Daily News)
- "Increased Security at 15 CPW [Condominium] in Wake of Mail-Bomb Plot" by C.J. Sullivan (New York Post)
- "Landscape Designer Brings Farmland Roots to Manhattan Rooftops," including to co-ops, by Tara Kyle (DNAInfo.com)
Buying and Selling...
- "[Manhattan] Co-op, Condo Sales Drop Off" by Josh Barbanel (The Wall Street Journal)
- "Stay Ready, So You Don't Have to Get Ready," on buying a co-op / condo where plan amendments can't be located, by Ronald H. Gitter (CoopAndCondo.com)
- "The Trouble with [Selling] Condos" during a time of tightened lending requirements by government-sponsored mortgage backers, by M.P. McQueen (The Wall Street Journal)
Board Issues from Around the Country...
- "Elliot Kamin Wins Free-Speech Fight with Condo" by Bob Egelko (San Francisco Chronicle)
- "'Bully' HOA President Ousted" by Brian Collister (WOAI-TV, San Antonio, Texas)
- "US Says Munster Condo Association Agrees To $120,000 Settlement in Housing Discrimination Suit" by the Associated Press via the Chicago Tribune
WebCitation archives:
"Self-Managed" • "Turning" • "Best Doorman" • "15 CPW" • "Landscape" • "Sales Drop Off" • "Stay Ready" • "Trouble" • "Free Speech" • "Bully" • "Munster"