Co-op / Condo News: Embezzlement, Bank Probe, Drunken Vomit, More
March 11, 2013 — Recent news affecting co-op / condo buyers, sellers, boards and residents. This week, Penn South goes south, and $190,000 went with it. Plus, New York officials want banks to release insurance money that's due superstorm Sandy victims, a co-op has constant drunken revelers in its garden, and does monthly maintenance ever decrease? And for condo and co-op boards, what do you do with a dog that bites? What about if the owner is a little old man?
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...
- "Payroll Manager at Penn South Co-op Skimmed Nearly $190K, Officials Say" by Mathew Katz (DNAInfo.com)
- "New York Officials Probe Banks Over Sandy-Related Payments" by Josh Dawsey and Sophia Hollander (The Wall Street Journal)
- "SideBar Patrons Urinate, Vomit and Pass Out in [Co-op's] $60K Garden, Residents Say" by Heather Holland (DNAInfo.com)
- "Manhattan House [Condominium's Market-Rate] Tenants Again Escape Eviction" by David Jones (TheRealDeal.com)
- "Ask an Expert: How often do co-op maintenance fees go up? Do they ever go down?" by Teri Karush Rogers (BrickUnderground.com)
- "Mortgage Applications Leap as Rates Fall" by Christopher Cameron (TheRealDeal.com)
- "Here's What 'Case-by-Case' Approval Really Means" with co-op and condo boards, by Tripp Whetsell (BrickUnderground.com)
- "Condo in Luxe High-Rise Heads to City's Auction [on March 21], Other Properties Have Much Lower Minimums" by Malcolm Carter (Service You Can Trust blog)
Co-op / Condo Board Issues...
- "Upper East Side Co-op Tries to Evict Elderly Man's 'Dangerous' Dog" by Victoria Bekiempis (DNAInfo.com)
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