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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.
Week by Week: May 23
May 23, 2016
Some co-ops and condos are tricking out lavish new social rooms – while others are fighting to keep residents from turning their apartments into hotel rooms.
The Millionaire Doormen of Fifth Avenue
May 20, 2016
If you’re a sucker for stories about janitors hitting the Lottery, this one’s for you.
Dakota Co-op Board Gets the Last Bitter Laugh
May 19, 2016
Discrimination case ends with court ordering apartment sold for $12.5 million.
Two More Monster Towers Coming to Lower East Side?
May 18, 2016
A pair of 50-story riverfront towers may be joining an even taller twosome.
Another Dirty Deed, Not Lifted Cheap
May 16, 2016
Harlem property joins Rivington House in getting deed restriction lifted.
A Co-op's Long Legal Nightmare Is (Finally) Over
Written by Bill Morris on May 13, 2016
Seward Park settles dispute over 1999 parking garage collapse.
Policing Slurs
May 13, 2016
Co-op and condo boards can’t afford to ignore discriminatory outbursts.
Dirty Condo Money Seized by Courts
May 10, 2016
Kazakhstan investment in Flatotel may be part of a money laundering scheme.
A Chilling Reminder for Co-op Boards
May 06, 2016
HUD slaps White Plains co-op with discrimination charge.
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