Co-op / Condo News: Kips Bay Board Reasonable, Lax-Security Murder & More
New York, NY, Aug. 22, 2011 — Recent news for your co-op board or condo association.
It's all too seldom we have a story with a happy ending, but such is the case with a co-op board in Manhattan's Kips Bay neighborhood. Elsewhere, however, we've an abusive co-op neighbor, a corrupt co-op president ... and a theater review! For co-op / condo buyers and sellers, a real-estate attorney dispels some common myths, and Freddie Mac says it's giving you $1,500 to pay your condo association fees — details inside. And a story about a condo taken to court over lax security has a questionable headline, given it involves a gun: "Murder / Suicide Trigger Lawsuit." Headline writer triggers disgust.
Read all the latest co-op / co-op news for buyers, sellers and board members 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.
- "Man Blocked From Moving Into His Parents' Home Sues Kips Bay Co-op" Mary Johnson (DNAinfo.com)
- "Kips Bay Co-op Allows Man to Move into 'Ancestral Home'" by Sara Polsky (NY.Curbed.com)
- "A Co-op Neighbor Becomes Abusive" by Jay Romano (The New York Times)
- "Ask an Expert: Corrupt board president, kickbacks, and a leaky roof" by Teri Karush Rogers (BrickUnderground.com)
- "Theater Review | 'Olive and the Bitter Herbs': Co-Op's Old Crank Finds a Fresh Spirit" by Charles Isherwood (The New York Times)
Buying and Selling...
- "Freddie Mac Offering [Certain Apartment Buyers] $1500 for Condo Association Fees" by Jason Philyaw (HousingWire.com)
- "Looking for New Loopholes in Sales Contracts: To bypass banks, some attorneys add questionable riders" by Sarah Gross (TheRealDeal.com)
- "Getting Real With the New Rules of Real Estate" by Ronald H. Gitter (CoopAndCondo.com)
- "At a Closing, What's a Real Estate Agent To Do?" by Malcolm Carter (Service You Can Trust blog)
Board Issues from Around the Country...
- "Murder / Suicide at Memorial Condos Triggers Lawsuit" by Glenna Herald (Houston Chronicle / UltimateMemorial.com: Houston, Texas, neighborhood of Memorial)
- "Katy Homeowners Accuse Board Member of Misappropriating Funds" by Glenna Herald (Houston Chronicle / UltimateKaty.com: Katy, Texas)
- "Court: Condo Managers Who Dragged Feet Fixing Roof Leaks Can't Claim Statute of Limitations Has Run Out" (UniversalHub.com, Boston)
- "Condo [Board] Smoking Mad at Owner, Renter" by Chad Abraham (Aspen Daily News, Colorado)
- "Trouble in Paradise: Baja Beach Enclave Fights to Collect Nearly $200,000 in HOA Fees" from delinquent owners, by Sandra Dibble (The San Diego Union-Tribune)
WebCitation archives:
"Man Blocked" • "Allows Man" • "Abusive" • "Corrupt" • "Old Crank" • "Freddie Mac" • "Loopholes" • "New Rules" • "Murder" • "Misappropriating" • "Roof Leaks" • "Smoking" • "Trouble"
