Co-op / Condo News: What a Board Really Thinks, Super Goes to the Dog(s)
May 14, 2012 — Recent news affecting co-op / condo buyers, sellers, boards and residents.
This week, the Obama Administration looks to make refinancing easier — or, to hear homeowners tell it, possible. Plus, learn how a board really feels — especially about the prime minister of Qatar. A majority of New Yorkers want no-smoking apartment buildings, says a Quinnipiac poll (or is that a Quinnipiac-a-day?) Co-op boards say no to super-sizing. And you think you have issues with your super? You won't believe what one at a Westchester co-op is accused of. That's him in the orange outfit.
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...
- "A Board Member Explains Why It's All Your Fault" by Anonymous as told to Marjorie Cohen (BrickUnderground.com)
- "HUD Secretary Wants to Break Through Refinancing Barriers" by Ryan Schuette (DS News)
- "New Yorkers Don't Heart Smoking in Apartment Buildings: Report" by Victoria Bekiempis (Village Voice)
- "StreetEasy.com Integrates DOB Data" by Candace Taylor and Zachary Kussin (TheRealDeal.com)
- "[Co-op Boards] Shaking Heads at Sheik" attempting to buy, by Jennifer Gould Keil (New York Post)
- "Rye [Co-op] Superintendent Arraigned on Burglary and Sex Abuse" (Westchester County District Attorney press release) and "[Co-op] Super Arraigned on Burglary, Sex Charges: Man pleads not guilty in dog case" by Erik Shilling (The Journal News, Lower Hudson Valley suburbs of NYC)
- "Out and About: Rare Is Sponsor Who Doesn't Stint" by Malcolm Carter (Service You Can Trust blog)
- "Developers Cease to Offer Condo Incentives" by Julie Satow (The New York Times)
- "Garden's Prospects Dim Under Condo Plan" by Anne Miller (The Wall Street Journal)
- "Twin Peaks [Co-op Board President's Apartment] Available for Less" by Leigh Kamping-Carder (TheRealDeal.com)
Co-op / Condo Board Issues...
- "Jumbo Co-op Combo Is No-Go," on boards disallowing mergers of multiple apartments into a single super-apartment, by Josh Barbanel (The Wall Street Journal)
- "Co-op Boards and Trusts" by Jay Romano (The New York Times)
WebCitation archives:
Board Member • HUD • Smoking • StreetEasy • Sheik • Rye • Super Arraigned • Out and About • Garden's • Incentives • Twin Peaks • • Jumbo • Trusts