Co-op / Condo News: Dog Disability Claim, Trash Talk, Tipping Tips, More
Dec. 10, 2012 — Recent news affecting co-op / condo buyers, sellers, boards and residents. A co-op board is rightly skeptical of a claim that no possible antidepression treatment even exists other than a dog. A starchitect's building in Brooklyn comes without a trash room, and the city says it's legal — but still tickets the condo for, well, not having a trash room. Manhattan condos are selling strong, but co-op bargains are to be had in the Heights. And for co-op / condo boards, a discrimination lawsuit still stands, but its lawyers don't.
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...
- "Co-op Sues Tenant to Boot Dog She Uses as Anxiety Cure" by Barbara Ross and Stephen Rex Brown (New York Daily News)
- "Condo [Residents] Ticketed After Architect Left No Room for Trash, They Say" by Meredith Hoffman (DNAinfo.com) and "Residents of 'Burg Scarano Have Trouble Taking Out the Trash" by Sara Polsky (NY.Curbed.com)
- "Manhattan's Booming Condo Market Sees Huge Leap in Sales" by Victoria Bekiempis (DNAinfo.com)
- "Out and About: Morningside Co-ops for a Song" by Malcolm Carter (Service You Can Trust blog)
- "Here's How 16 New Yorkers Decide How Much to Tip" by Lucy Cohen Blatter (BrickUnderground.com)
Co-op / Condo Board Issues...
- "Lawyers Withdraw From Dakota Suit" by Kim Velsey (The New York Observer)
- "A Warning for Hosts of Airbnb Travelers," on illegal hoteling, by Ron Lieber (The New York Times)
- "Subletting Policies That Differ" based on when shareholder bought in co-op, by Jay Romano (The New York Times)
- "Brooklyn Real Estate Attorney Robert Howe Discusses Role of Co-op Board in Sales of Apartments in New YouTube Video" (The Law Offices of Robert Howe press release)
- "N.Y.'s Co-Op City Receives $621.5 Million Loan" (Affordable Housing Finance)
WebCitation archives:
Co-op Sues • Condo...Ticketed • Residents...Scarano • Booming Condo • How Much to Tip • Morningside • Warning • Subletting • Dakota • Robert Howe • Co-op City