Co-op / Condo News: Dog Fights, Having Doormen Spot Elder Abuse, More
Jan. 27, 2014 — Recent news affecting co-op / condo buyers, sellers, boards and residents. This week, the battle over emotional-support dogs gets even more emotional at East River House, as the feds get into the act. Elsewhere, condo and co-op boards might want to partake of a new program teaching doormen to recognize and report elder abuse. And some in City Council push for property-tax rebates. Plus, co-ops try to more like condos and vice-versa, a new affordable housing program will fill a long-empty condominium in The Bronx's Mount Hope neighborhood, and Ronan Farrow (pictured) may be your new Upper West Side neighbor.
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...
- "MTA Plans to Temporarily Evict Co-op Building Tenants for Second Ave. Work" by James Fanelli (DNAInfo.com)
- "City Council Republicans Push for Property Tax Rebates as Values Soar" by Erin Durkin (New York Daily News)
- "Co-ops Chill, Condos Don’t" by Constance Rosenblum (The New York Times)
- "Stalled Bronx Condo Project Gets Second Life" as HPD affordable housing, by Joe Anuta (Crain's New York Business)
- "Ask an Expert: What's the Worst that Can Happen If I Install a Washer-Dryer Without Permission?" in my co-op or condo, by Teri Karush Rogers (BrickUnderground.com)
- "Ronan Farrow Buys $1.5 Million Upper West Side Pad" by Jennifer Gould Keil (New York Post)
Co-op / Condo Board Issues...
- "Federal Government Sues Co-op For Barring 'Emotional Support' Dogs" by Kim Velsey (The New York Observer) and "Co-op Dogged by Charges It Won’t Allow Service [Animals]" by Heather Dubin (The Villager)
- "New NYC Doorman Duty: Spotting Elder Abuse" by Jim Fitzgerald (Associated Press)
WebCitation archives:
MTA Plans • City Council • Co-ops Chill • Stalled • Ask an Expert • Ronan Farrow • Federal Government • Co-op Dogged • Elder Abuse
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