Co-op / Condo News: Pigs in Queens, ILSA Ousted, Rushmore Pays Thru Nose
Dec. 24, 2012 — Recent news affecting co-op / condo buyers, sellers, boards and residents. This week's riddle: In a no-dog building is a pet pig livestock? Plus, the federal Interstate Land Sales Full-Disclosure Act (ILSA) takes a homeowner-protection hit, we tell you where can you buy a co-op apartment for just $250 to $1,800, and The Rushmore condominium swears it meant to be finished by 2009 and that 2008 promise? Just a typo! And for co-op and condo boards, we have news about collecting monthly charges in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy.
Read all the latest co-op /condo news for buyers, sellers and board members 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.
Co-op / Condo Buying, Selling, Living...
- "Pig Faces 'Big Bad' Co-op" by Gary Buiso (New York Post)
- "2nd Circuit Says Developer Does Not Have to Refund Deposit" by Nate Raymond (Reuters)
- "Rushmore [Condominium] Buyers Get $15M Refund in Long-Running Contract Dispute" by by David Jones (TheRealDeal.com)
- "Extell Found Liable for Noisy Courtyard at the Rushmore, Handing Win to Condo Owner" by Katherine Clarke TheRealDeal.com)
- "Estate of the Union: Co-op [Shareholders] Rush to Complete Trust Transfers Before We Fall Off the Fiscal Cliff" by Kim Velsey (The New York Observer)
- "Rush to Close On Properties By Year-End" by Josh Barbanel (The Wall Street Journal)
- "Affordable Mutual Housing Association Tenants Buy their [Co-op] Units for Only $250" (East Villager & Lower East Sider)
- "The Formidable Co-op Approval Process" by Susan Stellin (The New York Times)
Co-op / Condo Board Issues...
- "Ask an Expert: We moved out of our co-op for 2 weeks after Sandy. Do we still have to pay maintenance?" by Teri Karush Rogers by Mike Akerly (BrickUnderground.com)
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