Co-op / Condo News: Disability-Dog Scams, Exposing Owners in Arrears
Sept. 30, 2013 — Recent news affecting co-op / condo buyers, sellers, boards and residents. This week there's a lot of news for boards in particular, with a growing wave of scammers falsely claiming disability in order to have dogs in a no-pet building, with the latest on publicly naming residents in arrears, with the expansion of no-smoking buildings, and with converting a club space to an apartment for resale. Plus: families buying multiple apartments together, broker-free sales and Judge Judy (above) buys in Sutton Place.
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...
- "Family Compounds, by Elevator" by Julie Satow (The New York Times)
- "The Broker-Free Sale" by Jim Rendon (The New York Times)
- "That Rich 22-Year-Old’s $250,000 Apartment Actually Cost Way More" by J.K. Trotter (Gawker.com) 54 8th Street
- "'Ridiculous!' Judge Judy Snaps Up $8.5M [Co-op Penthouse] with Double Dining Rooms" by Mark Maurer (TheRealDeal.com)
Co-op / Condo Board Issues...
- "Do You Have a Doctor’s Note? Getting a Dog Into a No-Pet Building" by Susan Stellin (The New York Times)
- "Exposing Shareholders in Arrears / Holding Annual Condo Meetings" by Jay Romano (The New York Times)
- "City Apartment Buildings Consider Going Smoke-Free" by Gary Buiso (New York Post)
- "A View and a Price, Both Astounding: River House Aims to Turn Its Private Club Into New York's Largest and Most Expensive Home" by Josh Barbanel (The Wall Street Journal)
WebCitation archives:
Family Compounds • Broker-Free • Rich 22-Year-Old • Judge Judy • Doctor's Note • Dog Poop • Exposing / Holding • Smoke-Free • A View
Judge Judy press photo: CBS Television Distribution