Co-op / Condo News: Spotting Corrupt Boards, No Smoking, Porsche Prize

Recent news affecting co-op / condo buyers, sellers, boards and residents. Happy Memorial Day! This week, a private eye tells you how tell if your condo or co-op board is corrupt, and advice on how to get "almost anyone" through the co-op admissions process. Plus, more woes for smokers and bad news on condo sales — which may explain why former Law & Order: SVU star Christopher Meloni is giving a new Porsche to whoever buys his condominium.  And for co-op / condo board members, we've good news from a New York State appeals court: short of you committing "independent tortious acts," people who sue a cooperative corporation can't name individual board member as defendants. Sue-weet!