Co-op / Condo News: Boards vs. Mom and Apple Pie — Literally! — and More
New York, NY, March 14, 2011 — Recent news for co-op boards and condo associations.
What could be more American than mom and apple pie? We don't know and a couple of boards don't care. In New York, a condo board is trying to evict a retail meeting place for moms who breast-feed. And in Florida, a homeowners-association board is fining some poor woman $100 a day because her garden includes — are you ready? — fruit trees! No, wait, it gets worse: She also dares to grow peas and carrots! Nooooo! We've also got a noisy board member and a litigious neighbor who deserve each other at the Trafalgar House condo (at right), where talking to the press gets you booted off the board. That's certainly one way to cover up possible transgressions. Or maybe, as the ex-board member claims, it's because she's Dominican. Quite a story....
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.
- "Breast-Feeding Boutique in Feud With Condo Board" by Elissa Gootman (The New York Times)
- "East Side, West Side, Bias Claims Abound," about Dominican condo-board member removed for bringing "unwanted attention" to building, by Christine Haughney (The New York Times) and "New York Couple Sued for $52 Million After Neighbor Is Confronted by WNYW Reporter" by Andrew Gauthier (MediaBistro.com "TVSpy")
- "A La Carte, or All In? A Discussion of the Pros and Cons of All-Inclusive Management Contracts for Condos and HOAs" (Ryan Poliakoff on Condo & HOA Living blog)
- "What Happens when a Board No Longer Holds Elections?" by Daniel Vasquez (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Buying and Selling...
- "My Big Fat Board Interview: If I wanted to join a country club, I would" by "Ilene" as told to Kelly Kreth (BrickUnderground.com)
- "What Does a Renovated Village 1BR Co-op Go For These Days?" by Sara Polsky (NY.Curbed.com)
- "CEO Reveals Secrets of [Real-Estate] Auctions’ Pace and Prices" by Malcolm Carter (Service You Can Trust blog)
- "Wahlberg Rented, ARod Eyed, Central Park West Condo Goes from $7M to $16.5M in Four Years" by Jason Sheftell (New York Daily News)
Board Issues from Around the Country...
- "[Legislature's] Condo Measure [Restricting Leasing/Rental] Concerns Local Groups" by Nora Avery-Page (Daily Sun-News, Sun City, AZ)
- "With Developer Bankrupt, Unpaid Architect Sues Beacon Pointe [Condo] Residents" (BusinessNorth, Northern Minnesota, Northern Wisconsin)
- "Reserve Channel Condos May Get $150K for Repairs" by Cara Bayles (The Boston Globe)
- "Weston Homeowner Fights to Protect her Garden" by Laura Figueroa (Miami Herald)
- "Condo Complex's HOA Cited After Fire" [no working fire extinguishers] (WFTV-TV, Orlando, FL)
- "Galveston Condo Owners Sue Property Manager over Unresolved Ike Damage" by John Suayan (The Southeast Texas Record)
WebCitation archives:
"Breast-Feeding" • "East Side" • "Couple Sued" • "A La Carte" • "No Elections" • "Board Interview" • "What Does" • "CEO" • "Wahlberg" • "Architect Sues" • "Condo Measure" • "Reserve Channel" • "Weston" • "Fire" • "Galveston"