Co-op/Condo News: Dogs, Bed Bugs, Downscale Stores & More
New York, NY, Sept. 27, 2010 — Recent news for co-op boards and condo associations.
Dogs win in Manhattan, but lose in Florida. The bed bug disclosure law stars coalescing for co-ops. And ILSA's back in town! We've auction and market news for buyers and sellers, plus goings-on by boards all over the country. How does a condo board handle an owner's "bizarre, egregious, anti-social" behavior? Find out how one did! Plus: A New Jersey board allegedly discriminates an epileptic and his service dog, another board fines an owner for trees she says she didn't plant, and read about the trailer park that's trying to go co-op.
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.
- "Dog Lovers at West Side Condo Get Big Win as Building Nixes Rough Rules for Pooches" by Kevin Deutsch (New York Daily News). Related story: "This Is One Odorous Quandary," on a condo's successful dog prohibitions, by Terry Dickson (The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville)
- "Co-ops and Condos May Have to Spill Their Bed Bug Secrets, Too — For Now" by Teri Karush Rogers (BrickUnderground.com). See also the Habitat Web-Exclusive "The New Bedbug Bill on the Governor's Desk: Of Co-op Concern or No?" (June 25, 2010)
- "What's In Store?" by Ronald H. Gitter (CoopAndCondo.com), on the effect of downmarket retail stores in upmarket condo apartment houses
Buying and Selling...
- "Condo Ruling May Let Many Cancel Deals" by Charles V. Bagli (The New York Times) and "Buyer's Remorse Gets Lift: Judge Rules Condo Deals Come Under Federal Law; a 'Game Changer' Decision" by Josh Barbanel (The Wall Street Journal). See also the Habitat Web-Exclusive "Condo Buyers Beware: Court Rules No Recourse on Developers' Foot-Dragging" (April 9, 2010)
- "City Selling 3BR Brooklyn Heights Co-ops Up to $61,000" via lottery ending Oct. 8, by Malcolm Carter (Service You Can Trust blog)
- "Live Three or Die: The market is scalding if you want a 3-bedroom" by Max Gross (New York Post)
- "Crown Heights Project Receives State Dollars: $1.175 Million Grant for 48 Co-op Units" by Linda Collins (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
Board Issues from Around the Country and More...
- "[Mobile-Home] Park Residents Discuss Co-op Plan Again" by Michael Rukavina (Observer, Dunkirk, NY)
- "Condo Lawyers to Go Back to Court to Have Woman Kicked Out" for "bizarre, egregious, anti-social" behavior, by Jennifer Yang, and "Condo Owner to Judge: You Win" by Peter Edwards (Toronto Star)
- "Fight to Reinstate Condo Superintendent Continues" by Phil Ambroziak (Ottawa West EMC)
- "Howell Homeowners' Association Allegedly Discriminating Against Epileptic with Service Dog" by Tom Hester Sr. (NewJerseyNewsroom.com)
- "HOA Fines Owner for Trees She Says She Didn't Plant" by Matt Tomsic (Star-News, Wilmington, N.C.)
WebCitation archives:
"Dog Lovers" • "Odorous" • "Bed Bug Secrets" • "Store" • "Condo Ruling" • "Buyer's Remorse" • "City Selling" • "Live Three" • "Crown Heights" • "Mobile-Home Park" • "Condo Lawyers" • "Condo Owner" • "Superintendent" "Howell" "Trees"