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Insuring Wooden-Frame Co-ops and Condos Is More Expensive Than Ever
Written by Bill Morris on March 23, 2023
Hard insurance market brings a hard reality to buildings seen as high risks.
New Law Smooths Way for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in HOAs
November 30, 2022
State is trying to ease the transition to electrification of vehicles and buildings.
Great Neck Co-op Survives Fire From a Lightning Strike
Written by Bill Morris on August 03, 2022
Prompt response limits damage from freak weather-related blaze.
A Roaring Twenties Co-op Steps Into Modern Times
Written by Bill Morris on May 05, 2021
Kenwood Gardens in Great Neck gets a deft makeover of its common areas.
U.S. Appeals Court Sides With Co-op Boards in Major Discrimination Case
Written by Bill Morris on March 26, 2021
Boards are not required to intervene in discrimination fights between neighbors.
How Great Neck Terrace Co-op Put an End to Proxy Fraud
Written by Paula Chin on March 03, 2020
Great Neck Terrace ended cheating and got rid of an entrenched board.
Long-Range Planning, the Gift That Keeps Giving
Written by Bendix Anderson on September 04, 2019
Long Island co-op completes capital projects without assessing shareholders.
How to Win Over a Mega Super-Majority
Written by Marianne Schaefer on July 10, 2019
Long Island HOA gets massive support for massive capital project.
Rockville Centre Co-op Pulling the Oars in the Same Direction
Written by Bill Morris on June 14, 2019
Board engineers a turnaround in a pre-war building with Tudor touches.
Kafka Near the Long Island Shore
Written by Marianne Schaefer on May 01, 2019
Co-op boards spent two decades battling byzantine bureaucracy.
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