Co-op / Condo News: Thieving Manager, Greedy City, Digital Docs ... and A-Rod

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 Manager Accused of Theft in the Bowery" by Matt Flegenheimer (The New York Times)

• "Pols Against Property-Tax Hikes" by Steve Mosco (The Queens Courier) and "Industry Argues New Property Values Don’t Add Up" by Al Barbarino (Real Estate Weekly). See also Habitat article "Tax Revolt II: The Co-ops and Condos Strike Back Against 50% Tax Increases"

• "Rejection from a Co-op Board Can Sometimes Be Reversed" by Jill Urban (NY1 News)

• "Offering Plans to Read on Your PC," on new state law allowing digital versions, by Alison Gregor (The New York Times)

• "Big Real Estate Could Not Knock Down the Downtown Brooklyn Skyscraper District" that co-op shareholders at 75 Livingston Street opposed, by Matt Chaban (The New York Observer) and "Fight the Tower: Co-op Dwellers Say 'Skyscraper' District Will Make Costs Soar" by Kate Briquelet (The Brooklyn Paper)

• "Condo Prices Rise in Brooklyn and Queens" by Al Barbarino (Real Estate Weekly)

• "4 Photo-Staging Tips for Serious Sellers" by Teri Karush Rogers (BrickUnderground.com)

• "The High Road: 'Renovated' is like grade inflation" by Malcolm Carter (Service You Can Trust blog)

• "Alex Rodriguez Slides Out of Condo" Josh Barbanel (The Wall Street Journal)

Co-op / Condo Board Issues...

• "Who Should Fix a [Co-op] Plumbing Problem? / Conflicting Views on Sponsor Status / Owing Maintenance After a Short Sale" by Jay Romano (The New York Times)

WebCitation archives:

Theft • Property-Tax Hikes • Industry • Rejection • Offering Plans • Skyscraper District • Fight • Prices Rise • Photo-Staging • Renovated • Alex Rodriguez • Plumbing / Sponsor / Maintenance