Co-op / Condo News: Forged Condo Documents; Co-op Applications Bill
Aug. 26, 2013 — Recent news affecting co-op / condo buyers, sellers, boards and residents. This week, the Attorney General brings down the hammer on a real estate attorney we hope wasn't yours, Hell's Kitchen residents want a homeless woman to get the hell away, a family feuds over a Park Avenue co-op, and we've an update on that Florida condo where faith-based discrimination against unmarried straight and gay couples made national headlines. Plus, for condo and co-op boards, we've the latest on the City Council bill for regulating co-op admissions.
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.G. Schneiderman Announces Guilty Plea by Attorney Who Forged State Documents Necessary for NYC Condominium Sales" (New York State Attorney General press release)
- "Co-op Wants DOT to Remove Bench after Homeless Woman Takes Up Residence" by Mathew Katz (DNAInfo.com)
- "Elderly Siblings in Legal Battle over $6.2 Million 11-Room Park Ave. Co-op" (New York Daily News) and "Coconut Fortune Heir Sells Luxurious Park Avenue Pad Out From Under Siblings — And Now She's Going for More" by Julia Marsh and Frank Rosario (New York Post)
- "Ask an Expert: Is It Okay to Smoke E-Cigarettes in the Lobby?" by Teri Karush Rogers (BrickUnderground.com)
- "Update: Condo Ends Ban on Unmarried Couples" by Shelby Webb (Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
- "Case Closed over NYC [Condominium] Apartment Reportedly Linked to Russian Ex-Senator Malkin" (Russian Legal Information Agency)
- "Don’t Buy REBNY Hype: Landmarking Helps Affordability" by Andrew Berman (The Villager op-ed)
- "Demystifying Proxy Voting / Losing a Bike Storage Spot" by Jay Romano (The New York Times)
- "The Siren Call of the Adjustable-Rate Loan" by Lisa Prevost (The New York Times)
Co-op / Condo Board Issues...
- "[City Council] Bill Would Speed Co-op Applications" by Sarina Trangle (The Riverdale Press)
WebCitation archives:
A.G. Schneiderman • DOT • Elderly Siblings • Coconut Fortune • Ask an Expert • Unmarried Couples • Case Closed • REBNY Hype • Demystifying / Losing • Siren Call • Co-op Applications