Co-op / Condo News: Developer Sued, Tax Commish Booed, Service Dog Feud
May 7, 2012 — Recent news affecting co-op / condo buyers, sellers, boards and residents. This week, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman sues developer Yitzchok Schwart over alleged shoddy construction of Brooklyn's Maspeth Plaza condo, co-op boards and others want firings at the Department of Finance for its property-tax debacle and an East Village woman is fighting her co-op board over a service animal. Plus, people-friendly co-ops and very rich people-friendly co-ops. And for co-op / condo boards, the struggle over real estate brokers as board members.
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...
- "Following 'Tax Revolt,' Will Heads Roll?" by Lori Gross (Bayside.Patch.com)
- "NYC Woman in Dogfight with Co-op over Service Pooch" by Kate Briquelet (New York Post)
- "AG Sues Developer over Alleged Defects at Williamsburg Condo" by Leigh Kamping-Carder (TheRealDeal.com)
- "[Who Is Responsible for] Fixing a Hole in the Ceiling" by Jay Romano (The New York Times)
- "‘Pet-Friendly’ and Other Mysteries of House Rules" by Malcolm Carter (Service You Can Trust blog)
- "East New York Condo Conversion Becomes a National Model for Home Ownership" by Jason Sheftell (New York Daily News)
- "Pricey Co-ops Find Buyers" by Josh Barbanel (The Wall Street Journal)
- "StreetEasy's Most Wanted: Co-ops that DO Welcome Pied-a-Terres, Investors, and a Little Help from Mom and Dad" by Sara Alessi (BrickUnderground.com) and "Pied-a-Terre Seekers Going Toe to Toe with First-Time Buyers" by JillUrban (NY1 News)
Co-op / Condo Board Issues...
- "Using Their Powers for Good? Industry casts increasingly skeptical eye to brokers on co-op and condo boards" by Katherine Clarke (TheRealDeal.com)
- "Ask an Expert: Do I have to tell the board that my boyfriend moved out?" by Teri Karush Rogers (BrickUnderground.com)
- "Private Use of a [Condominium's] Public Area" by Jay Romano (The New York Times; requires scrolldown)
WebCitation archives:
Tax Revolt • • Dogfight • AG Sues • Fixing • Pet-Friendly • East New York • Pricey • StreetEasy's • Pied-A-Terre • Powers • Boyfriend Moved • Private