Co-op / Condo News: Smoking Ban, Electric Cars and Dissing the Disabled
New York, NY, May 16, 2011 — Recent news for your co-op board or condo association.
The building's elevator doesn't work, disabled people live on upper floors, and a wheelchair ramp one resident paid for got physically removed for not looking pretty. Americans with Disabilities Act? Hah! What of the disabled if there's a fire? Said building manager Lynda Reifman, “The fire department will get them out; that’s their job.” And we're sure the fire department, as well as the disabled, thank her for the extra risk to life and limb. Good thing that a man with cerebral palsy, who's running for the board at Co-op City, lives there and not at that place. Elsewhere, one New York City's biggest and newest condos bans smoking, one of the city's most venerable gets electric cars, and much, much more.
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.
- "Upper West Side Condo Votes to Ban Smoking" by Vivian S.Toy (The New York Times)
- "[City Comptroller John] Liu Casts Eye on Exploding Co-op Assessments" and plans to conduct audit, by David Seifman (New York Post)
- "'Secret Society' Doors Opening" at co-op "with a notoriously difficult board," by Craig Karmin (The Wall Street Journal)
- "Bronx Man Overcomes Cerebral Palsy to Run for Co-op City [Board]" by Daniel Beekman (Daily News, New York, N.Y.)
- "A Developer in Debt, and a Reeling Condo" by Diane Cardwell (The New York Times)
- "Lower East Side Co-op Welcomes Electric Cars" by Patrick Hedlund (DNAinfo.com)
Buying and Selling...
- "Dear Ms. Demeanor: Do I have to use the building broker to sell my place?" by Jamie Lauren Sutton (BrickUnderground.com)
- "The High Road: Flee if broker says, 'I guarantee'" by Malcolm Carter (Service You Can Trust blog)
- "How to Speed Up the Closing Process" by Ronald H. Gitter (CoopAndCondo.com)
- "Finally, Good News for Bungled Rector Sq. [Condominium]" by Amanda Fung (TheRealDeal.com)
Board Issues from Around the Country...
- "HOA Removes Wheelchair Ramps, Says Firefighters Will Rescue Residents" by Heidi Hemmat (KDVR-TV, Denver, Colo.)
- "[Unapproved] Condo Expansion [by Board President] Draws Lawsuit" by Curtis Wackerle (Aspen Daily News, Colorado)
- "North Chatham [Treasurer] Arrested for Embezzlement" (Chatham Journal, N.C.)
- "Condo Association Sues over Alleged 'High-Rise Terrorists' Comments" by Glenna Herald (Houston Chronicle / Ultimate West U, West University Place, Texas)
- "6 Laws Limit HOAs' Power" by Edythe Jensen (The Arizona Republic)
WebCitation archives:
"Smoking" • "Liu" • "Secret Society" • "Bronx Man" • "Developer" • "Electric Cars" • "Building Broker" • "I Guarantee" • "Closing" • "Rector Square" • "Wheelchair Ramps" • "Expansion" • "Embezzlement" • "Terrorists" • "6 Laws"
