Co-op / Condo News: This Little Piggy Went to Senate; Hoteling Case; More
Feb. 25, 2013 — Recent news affecting co-op / condo buyers, sellers, boards and residents. This week, State Senator Tony Avella tries to bring home the bacon ... or, rather, keep the bacon home, in a co-op issue involving a pet pig. Plus, for condo and co-op boards, New York City wins an illegal hoteling case, a co-op racial-bias lawsuit moves forward, and the boards of a Fifth Avenue co-op and a nearby condominium band together against a building proposed to rise between them.
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...
- "Avella Holds Rally For City Pigs" by Joe Marvilli (Queens Tribune); "Whitestone Family Rallies to Save Pet Pig" by Paul DeBenedetto (DNAInfo.com); and "Hey, NYC – What’s the Pig Deal?" by Reuven Fenton (New York Post)
- "High Living Brings Flood of Problems," on flood insurance for apartments on high floors, by Steve Viuker (Total Mortgages Services blog)
- "NYC Property Tax Out of Order, Say Experts" by Sarah Trefethen (Real Estate Weekly)
- "Ask an Expert: How do we fight corruption in a small co-op?" by Teri Karush Rogers (BrickUnderground.com)
- "Out and About: A walk on the upper high side" by Malcolm Carter (Service You Can Trust blog)
Co-op / Condo Board Issues...
- "NYC Wins Ruling in Short-Term Rental Operator Case" involving illegal hoteling of residential apartments, by Hiten Samtani (TheRealDeal.com)
- "Town Broker [and Co-op Board Member] Named in Co-op Race-Bias Suit" by by Katherine Clarke (TheRealDeal.com)
- "Developer’s Fifth Avenue Building Proposal Irks Famous Neighbors" by Katherine Clarke (TheRealDeal.com)
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