Co-op / Condo News: Cop Stalks Board Member, New ADA Rules and More
New York, NY, March 7, 2011 — Recent news for co-op boards and condo associations.
This week, read all about the Dakota's house rules and some new Americans with Disabilities Act rules, see boards perplexed by a real cop and a fake exterminator, and hey, we didn't even know a co-op or condo could switch to a different Community Board! For co-op and condo buyers, we warn of hopeless apartments and a hapless real estate company. Plus, it's bye-bye Brady ... quarterback Tom Brady, that is.
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.
- "Behind the Scenes at the Dakota," including its house rules and more, by Christine Haughney (The New York Times)
- "Officer Charged with Improper Use of Police Computer" to conduct checks on former condo board member, by Henry Stancu (Toronto Star)
- "New ADA Regulations and Assistance Animals as Reasonable Accommodations" (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development)
- "Fake Exterminator Steals Jewelry in Brooklyn" by pretending to be sent by the co-op board, by Kathy Carvajal (MyFoxNY.com / WNYW-TV)
- "Glen Oaks Village [Co-op Complex] Eyes CB Move" from Community Board 13 to Community Board 11, by Howard Koplowitz (YourNabe.com)
- "Condominium Elections: Democracy, Apathy and Anarchy" by Richard E. Brooks and Edmund A. Allcock (Marcus Errico Emmer & Brooks)
Buying and Selling...
- "Out and About: Some properties have no future" by Malcolm Carter (Service You Can Trust blog)
- "Inside Story: Why I bought in a land-leased building" by Sandor Krauss (BrickUnderground.com)
- "Corcoran Fined $70K for Unlicensed Agents" by Adam Pincus (TheRealDeal.com)
- "Tom Brady's End-Around: Quarterback Finds Buyer for Time Warner Center Apartment" by Craig Karmin and Josh Barbanel (The Wall Street Journal)
Board Issues from Around the Country...
- "Condo Boom Spurs Surge in Defect Lawsuits" by J. K. Dineen (San Francisco Business Times)
- "Probe Sparks Condo Management Concerns" by Shawn J. Soper (The Dispatch, Ocean City, MD)
- "Longboat Real Estate Brokerage Sues Condo Investors" by Michael Braga (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Florida)
WebCitation archives:
"Dakota" • "Officer" • "ADA" • "Exterminator" • "Glen Oaks Village" • "Elections" • "Out and About" • "Land-Leased" • "Corcoran" • "Tom Brady" • "Defect Lawsuits" • "Probe" • "Longboat"