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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.

Citizens Budget Commission proposes pegging assessments to market value.

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Murder in Apartment 3P

Written by Victor M. Metsch on November 29, 2018

Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island

Co-op and condo boards must protect people from “foreseeable” harm.

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U.S. Rep. John Faso decries New York's one-of-a-kind law.

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Board fights Small Business Jobs Survival Act now before city council.

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Complaints of "intolerable" noise after a major renovation. 

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From asbestos to foreclosure, the Acropolis Gardens has seen it all.

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Who Can Go Out on the Roof?

Written by Dale J. Degenshein on November 19, 2018

Upper East Side, Manhattan

Access to coveted rooftop space is spelled out in governing documents.

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Atelier condo unit-owners file complaint against condo board.

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Things to Weigh Before Taking the Refi Plunge

Written by Lisa Prevost on November 12, 2018

New York City

Rising interest rates are just one of many pieces of the equation.

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The Perils of the Moonlighting Super

Written by Karen J. Bannan on November 08, 2018

New York City

Co-op and condo boards are reining in extra work by building staffs.

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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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