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HOW LEGAL/FINANCIAL PROBLEMS ARE SOLVED BY NYC CO-OPS AND CONDOS

NYC co-ops and condos face legal and financial challenges that have to be solved. Whether it's a question of how to raise more money, how to deal with angry owners, or the best ways to work with a building's accountant or lawyer, co-op and condo board directors have to make decisions. The collection of articles here will help your co-op or condo board navigate these waters.

Boards are at risk if an uninsured worker or a volunteer is injured.

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Who Gets to Go Up on the Roof?

Written by Dale J. Degenshein on July 01, 2019

Upper East Side, Manhattan

Co-op board and shareholder at odds over roof access.

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Neighbor vs. Neighbor at the Newswalk Condominium

Written by Victor M. Metsch on May 30, 2019

Prospect Heights, Brooklyn

Lawsuit over access to an apartment is an upstairs-downstairs drama.

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The last two keys to prepare co-op and condo boards for the annual meeting.

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Make sure reserve funds and security deposits are where they belong.

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Luna Park co-op on Coney Island allowed applicants to leapfrog waiting list.

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Two Keys to Unlocking the Financial Statement

Written by Lisa Prevost on May 20, 2019

New York City

How to parse the auditor’s opinion and the operating results.

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Putting the “Meet” in a Condo Board’s Annual Meeting

Written by Dale J. Degenshen on May 13, 2019

Staten Island

When factions fight for control, things can get ugly.

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Co-op and condo boards’ attorneys are mystified by new ruling.

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A creative committee solves the finance riddle for overdue facade repairs.

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Learn all the basics of NYC co-op and condo management, with straight talk from heavy hitters in the field of co-op or condo apartments

Professionals in some of the key fields of co-op and condo board governance and building management answer common questions in their areas of expertise

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