Co-op / Condo News: Shaming an Owner, Monetizing Dead Space, More
New York, NY, June 27, 2011 — Recent news for your co-op board or condo association.
A SoHo condo board gets creative on a deadbeat penthouse owner, using shame and stair-climbing to hammer home its point. We offer the latest word on monetizing common areas, and the growing trend toward parents buying co-ops and condo for their kids, and news on disabled war veterans seeking accommodations from boards and others. Plus, a Canadian gets angry with co-ops boards. And when you can even make a Canadian angry....!
Read all the latest co-op board, condo board and co-op / condo buyer 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.
- "Delinquent SoHo [Condo] Penthouse Owner Publicly Shamed, Loses Elevator Privileges" by Teri Karush Rogers (BrickUnderground.com)
- "With Budgets Tight, Buildings Monetize 'Dead Space'" by Peter Kiefer (TheRealDeal.com)
- "When Shareholders Seek Amendments / Flip Taxes and Sponsors" by Jay Romano (The New York Times)
- "Let's Neuter Co-op Boards" by Kelvin Browne (National Post, Canada)
Buying and Selling...
- "The Gift Apartment From Mom and Dad" by Vivian S.Toy (The New York Times)
- "Moving on From the Wrath of a Co-op Board on the UES" by Bilal Khan (NY.Curbed.com)
- "Out and About: The Unkindest Cut," on badly reconfigured pre-war apartments, by Malcolm Carter (Service You Can Trust blog)
Board Issues from Around the Country and More...
- "New Rochelle Veteran Wins Dispute Over [Condo] Parking Space for Wheelchair Van" by Randi Weiner (The Journal News, Lower Hudson Valley, N.Y.)
- "Homeowners Board Releases Statement in [Disabled] Afghan Vet Controversy" (The Augusta Chronicle, Ga.)
- "Condo Group Upset Over Plan to Make Members Pay for Stoplight" by Devin Rose (Wisconsin State Journal)
- "Recycling Collection Sore Point with Condo Owners" by Patrick Cronin (SeacoastOnline.com, N.H., Me.)
WebCitation archives:
"Delinquent" • "Dead Space" • "Shareholders / Flip Taxes" • "Neuter" • "Gift Apartment" • "Moving On" • "Unkindest Cut" • • "Wheelchair Van" • "Afghan Vet" • "Stoplight" • "Recycling" • •