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our Super has a friend who is an electrician. This electrian works in apartment that the Super does "private jobs' in - some of the sponsor apartments. The managing agent/ coop has also used this electrician for buiding project and now a board member has used this elecrtician for his apt. It is suspected the Super gets a kick baclk. Is this a conflict?
> Join the conversation Comments (2)We are in a co-op where the sponsor still owns a few apartments AND is the management company as well. A heat pipe burst in one of his apts. and flooded the unit , soaking down through the renter's carpeting, through the wood floor beneath, and we want to make sure he cleans up according to best practices so that no mold grows beneath the floor. Owner's agent says all he has to do is sand the floors. We, the board, understand he has to pull up the wood floor, sub floor, and treat with anti mold solutions and let dry before putting in new sub and wooden floor. Are there any official guidelines per OSHA or dept of health that set out the proper procedures? Thanks for your input.
> Join the conversation Comments (2)If a board president is on a medical leave, will that person still have the right to vote on matters that determines the majority action of the board members? This is a self-manged co-op.
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Our building in located in Queens and is looking to Convert from Oil to Gas only or dual-fuel burner boiler. We are in talks with National Grid and received confirmation that they will be able to supply Gas to our building.
I wanted to get some advice from people that have taken on a project like this.
What engineer companies would you recommend? (Do we definetly need one?)
- Will they handle the whole process for us (ex: Reviewing current setup, heat problems, Heat usage/loss, recommendation on Boiler brand, and managing the contractors)?
What is the best boiler options? - One Boiler. Two boilers (1 for Hot water, 1 for Heat)
What are the top gas only and dual-fuel burner boilers in the market?
What loans, rebates, tax credits can we qualify for if we take on this project?
How long does it normaly take to install a new boiler (from intial planning to completion)?
Any other tips/guidelines?
Notes about building:
- 100 Apartments
- We have an old boiler which has issues during the year (leaks, etc).
- We need to get a new Boiler Tank if we decide to stay with using Oil.
- The building has very little funds to take on a big project like this.
Thanks.
We have 4 buildings. Only one building has 20 units, each with patio & terrace doors. We recently replaced the front doors of all of the apartments in each of the 4 buildings. Some of the residents of Building 1, have complained that when we changed the doors, we should have replaced the patio and terrace sliding doors as well.
In the past, our former Managing Agent mailed letters to those shareholders informing them that they are responsible for replacing those doors. Now that this agent is no longer managing the property, no one can locate those notices and terrace/patio doors are not mentioned in the Proprietary Lease. The current board does not want to take on the responsibility of replacing these doors because only 25% of the shareholders have those doors and they also own additional shares for having the terraces and the patios. Not to mention it would set bad precedent to suddenly fund the cost of these doors, when people within the last 3 years have replaced theirs at their own expense.
I'm just curious to know how terrace doors are treated in other buildings. Is this the building's responsibility or the shareholder??
As a soon-to-be condo owner I was surprised to find out the my board doesn't have any web presence to speak of for supplying information or taking requests of any kind. And this is a new building! Anyone know of a company that offers these kinds of services?
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Hi all...I have a few questions on items that are not related.
1) What are the things in a condo that should have regular inspections/tune ups/cleanings? For example, dryer vents, sprinklers, etc. And should the management company keep track of those?
2) What is required of a sprinkler system? Meaning, in addition to the sprinklers, what else comes along with them? For example, a pressure valve? An inspection line (and if yes to this, how do you know if you have one?)
3) What's the deal on terrace barbecuing? I did try to follow an older threat on that topic, but was confused.
Thanks.
Hi All,
Its budget season and I wanted to know are you increasing your maintenance, adding assessments or reducing amenities and scaling down services.
We are discussing our visions for the building and how we will get our building to the next level but it won’t be cheap and in this envoirment who wants to pay more. So I would be curious what other co-ops and condos are doing?
We are experiencing cost increases from staff, insurance, energy, water, and real estate taxes, yet we still need to implement a fuel conversion, finish our elevator upgrade, and develop capital repairs including plumbing and façade work… let’s see what happens, but looking to hear feedback.
Some suggestions that have come up include only moving from #6 to #4 as opposed to actually moving to #2 and Nat Gas; defer plumbing and other work that is not critical.
But in the end it will increase our long term costs and contribute to the wear and tear on our building.
What is your building doing?
Thanks in advance.
Someone expired in their apt. in our building. It was cleaned but still smells. Any recommendations for bio hazard unattended death technicians? How can we check credentials? Thanks.
Someone expired in their apt. in our building. It was cleaned but still smells. Any recommendations for bio hazard unattended death technicians? How can we check credentials? Thanks.
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No ... not at all. Where is the conflict ?
Is the electrician profesional ?
Are the tenants happy ?
Management companies do get kick backs too, by the way.
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