Co-op / Condo News: B'ground Checks, Plus Boards v. Grandkids, Cancer Patient
New York, NY, May 23, 2011 — Recent news for your co-op board or condo association.
Just when you think our bad-board stories can't get any worse, we find two Florida boards threatening seniors over their grandkids and a cat, and an Arizona board targeting a woman dying of cancer. Fortunately, a conscientious board kept an accused murderer from moving in, and others are fighting unfair tax hikes. We've the latest in high-tech car parking, and low-tech bike parking. Plus, news for and about home buyers (such as a Johnson & Johnson heiress) and sellers (such as Justin Timberlake).
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.
- "Background Check Saved Condo Building From Adding Accused Killer as a Neighbor" by Eric Barton (New Times Broward-Palm Beach, Fla.)
- "Taxing Phantom [Condominium] Apartments" by Josh Barbanel (The Wall Street Journal)
- "Ask an Expert: Is it legal for a co-op to deprive renters of bike space?" by Teri Karush Rogers (BrickUnderground.com)
- "Related by Marriage and Co-op Board / A Condo Owner Rents a Unit" by Jay Romano (The New York Times)
- "Condos Using RFID [Radio-Frequency Identification] to Keep Access in Check" by Mary Catherine O'Connor (RFID Journal)
- "Queens Co-op Owners Fight Back on Property Taxes" by Amanda Fung (Crain's New York Business)
Buying and Selling...
- "Home-Buying Advice from a New York City Legal Eagle" by Adam Pincus (TheRealDeal.com)
- "Buyers Ask, 'Who Needs Brokers Anyway?'" by Malcolm Carter (Service You Can Trust blog)
- "Dear Ms. Demeanor: The perfect renovation notification letter....?" by Jamie Lauren Sutton (BrickUnderground.com)
- "[Johnson & Johnson] Heiress Trumps Donald's Old Place" by Kevin Brass (The National, Abu Dhabi)
- "Justin Timberlake Finds a Buyer for $5 Million Tribeca Condo" by Sara Polsky by Joey Arak (Curbed.com)
Board Issues from Around the Country and More...
- "Man Admits Guilt in Mishawaka Embezzlement" by Jeff Parrott (South Bend Tribune, Ind.)
- "[Board] Tries to Evict Woman Dying of Cancer" by Jason Barry (KPHO-TV, Phoenix, Ariz.)
- "Grandparents Say their Condo Association Plans to Refuse Visits from Grandchildren" by Sarina Fazan (WFTS-TV, Tampa-St. Petersburg, Fla.)
- "Condo Association Wants 89-Year-Old Woman with Dementia to Pay, Even After her Cat Is Booted" by Eve Samples (Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers column)
- "Texas Passes Bill to Protect Active Military from HOA Foreclosures" by Kerry Curry (HousingWire.com)
WebCitation archives:
"Background Check" • "Phantom" • "Bike Space" • "Related/Rents" • "RFID" • "Queens" • "Home-Buying" • "Brokers" • "Renovation" • "Heiress" • "Justin Timberlake" • "Mishawaka" • "Cancer" • "Grandparents" • "Dementia" • "Foreclosures"