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Admissions

Admissions Alert: Can Co-ops Legally Ask If Children Will Live in Apartment?
Admissions and Secrecy: New Law Mandates Full Disclosure 
Admissions: How to be Discriminating without Discriminating 
Admissions Interview: Arthur Weinstein on Smart, Safe Admission Policies, Part 1 
Admissions Interview: Arthur Weinstein on Smart, Safe Admission Policies, Part 2 

Admissions Made Easy: A Five-Point Plan for Approving a Co-op Buyer

Bad Boards, Bad Boards, What'cha Gonna Do? Co-op Admission Horror Stories

Co-ops of the Rich / Famous: Should You Let Limited Liability Corporations Buy?

DANGER! Co-op Admissions Interview Ahead. Learn the Latest Rules
How Co-op / Condo Background Checks Can Keep Out Criminals
Welcome Kits: The 9 Things Every Co-op and Condo Board Should Include

 

Air Conditioners  See: HVAC

 

Amenities

Exercising Caution: For Co-op / Condo Gym, Liability Waiver Is No Free Pass

MAKE Money on a Roof Replacement! How a Co-op Board Sold Roof Decks

Playrooms and Child-Friendly Co-ops / Condos: Next-Generation Amenities

Resident Fees for Building Amenities: How to Set Them Fairly

Should Your Co-op / Condo Allow Washer-Dryers in Apartments?

 

Annual Meetings
The Art of the Proxy in Co-op / Condo Board Elections
The Co-op/Condo Annual Meeting and Cumulative-Vote Confusion 
Hot Topics at This Year's Annual Meetings: A Survey Report [2008]
One Co-op's Disastrous, Thrown-Out Election: How a Board Did Everything Wrong
Proxy Fights and Fair Elections
Proxy Fights: Stories from the Trenches
Term Limits and Staggered Elections: Democratic or Just Dumb?
Voting Confidentiality

 

Apartment Renovation
Bathroom and Kitchen Renovation: The Debate Over "Wet Over Dry"
New EPA Lead-Paint Rule: How Co-ops & Condos Can Protect Themselves

• New Lead-Paint Regulations Delayed After Industry Protests

Ultimate Recycling: Free Art Deco Fixtures to Increase Your Building's Value

 

Beautification  See: Quality of Life Issues

 

Bed Bugs

A Property Manager's Novel Approach to Combating Co-op / Condo Bed Bugs

Bed Bug Finders, Inc.

Bed Bugs! The LATEST Need-to-Know Facts on City Regs & Combatting Critters

Co-ops, Condos, Others Can Turn to New NYC Online Bed Bug Portal

Do Ask, Do Tell ... For Now: Co-ops, Condos and Bed Bug Disclosure

From the Editor: What Do You Do When You THINK Your Co-op Has Bed Bugs?

How to Rid Your Building of Bedbugs — The Latest Breakthroughs

Phew!-migation: The Fume Cube Offers Apartment-Sized Gassing for Bed Bugs

Scout the Bed Bug-Sniffing Beagle

The New Bedbug Bill on the Governor's Desk : Of Co-op Concern or No? [June 25, 2010]

 

Board Service  
10 Books to Help Co-op / Condo Board Members 
15 Common Mistakes Made by New Board Members: A Print 'Em Out Checklist 
Authoritarian Boards, Public Rancor and One Board's Wise Compromise  
Bad Board Behavior Feeding Co-op Disclosure Bill: A Case Study 
Bad Oversight: When Boards Get Burned by Ignoring Red Flags 
Board Service in the words of board members: Richard D'Amico • Ken Daniels • Melvin Doby • Edward J. Ermler • Gerry Fifer • Gerald L. Fingerhut • Julie Guild • Carolyn Hahn • Angela Hirsch • Jo Anna Isaak and Dan O'Connell • Richard Kasnia • Karen Kearney-Jimenez • Alan Kramer • Roberta Lawrence • Marleen Levi • Jeff Mar • Peter Morello • Michael O’Brien • Richard Scorce • Jay Shusterhoff
Being Board President: Two Portraits of Successful Co-op Leaders — Part 1
Being Board President: Two Portraits of Successful Co-op Leaders — Part 2

Breakfast with a Board Member: Consensus, Not Confrontation

Condo Board Special: A Lawyer Tells All About Your Governing Documents

Co-op Believe-It-or-Not: Three Tales of One Beleaguered Board
Co-op Board Leadership: Four Portraits, Part 1 
Co-op Board Leadership: Four Portraits, Part 2 

Co-op Board Misdeeds: Should You Turn Your Board In? When Must You?
Co-op / Condo E-mail Danger: How Not to Get Sued Over What You Say

Co-op / Condo Primer: What Do Board Officers Do?

Co-op Coup! Midnight Elections, Competing Boards and a Divided Building

Corruption or Honest Mistake, Co-op City Scandal Taints Its Board
Dear Resident: Co-op / Condo Board Members Need Care and Feeding, Too
Decision-Making without Tears: Implementing New Policies Effectively 
The Dire Effect of Board Disharmony: Learning from Morningside Gardens

Dirty Tricks and Sneak Attacks Oust a Condo-Board President
Experience Counts: Two Very Senior Board Members Cut Out the Clutter 
Fresh Blood on a Board Saves a Co-op: Saga of the Crumbling Alameda, Part 1 
Fresh Blood on a Board Saves a Co-op: Saga of the Crumbling Alameda, Part 2

Hooray! I've Just Been Elected to My Co-op / Condo Board! ... Now What?
How Co-op / Condo Board Presidents Can Reinvigorate a Bored Board

How Transparency Helped Implement Big Changes and Win Over Shareholders
How to Turn Around a Troubled Building: A Case Study 
Lessons of a Board Outside the Box: How Unorthodox Thinking Saved a Co-op

Meeting Minutes: How Much Detail Goes In? To Whom Should Minutes Go Out?
New Building, New Board: A Primer on How to Serve

Nobody Lives Forever: Grooming Your Co-op / Condo Board Replacement
Organizing with Other Board Presidents: Join the Club! 
Ousting a Board Member: How to Remove Disruptive Troublemakers 
Performance Analytics to Quell Performance Anxiety

Relieving Board-Members' Burdens through Volunteer Committees

Should Co-op / Condo Board Members be Paid?

Toxic Co-op / Condo Boards: Why Your Professionals May Want to Drop You
Things Co-op / Condo Boards Should Learn from Recent [July 2010] News

Working-Class Heroes: Real-Life Lessons from HFDC Co-op Boards

 
Boiler / Oil
10 Co-op / Condo Energy Myths Debunked
Boilers: Repair or Replace? Four Boards Solve Four Common Problems 
Cleaning Out Air — and Wallet? Governor Signs Bill Reducing Heating-Oil Sulfur 
Converting from Oil Heat to Gas Heat: A Primer

A Co-op Slashes Water, Fuel & Upkeep Costs with an Energy-Efficient Boiler

FAQ Check: The Basics on Boilers, Burners and Oil vs. Gas Heat

Heating-Oil Scams 

Heating Oil and Natural Gas Prices Up, Up, Up: An Overview of What to Do (Winter 2011-12)
Leaking Underground Oil Tank? Fixing Things Is Not a Tank-less Job!
NYC's Upcoming Clean-Oil Rules: Myths & Facts for Your Co-op / Condo

• New Clean-Oil Law: Co-ops / Condos Need to Comply Sooner Than You Think

Oil Spills and Six-Figure Fines: A Primer for Co-ops and Condos 
Old Boilers: Repair or Replace? Lessons from One Co-op's Experience

TRV: A Totally Rad Vision of a Simple Device That Stops Costly Overheating

The Upcoming Biofuel Mandate & Tax Breaks: One Co-op's "Soyful" Experience

Your Boiler Is Too Big! How Co-ops & Condos Can Save on Fuel Costs

 

Budget: See Finances and Budget
 
Building Upkeep
Co-op & Condo Boards Adjust to Co$tly New Site-Safety Enforcement
Façade Cleaning: Taking a Shine to Your Building
Heating, Insulation, Maintenance: Prepping Your Building for Winter
Preventive Maintenance … Prevents Death and Disaster. For Real
Structural Tests Can Save Money — and Lives
Walkthrough Inspections: A Less-Costly Alternative to Full Building Reports
 
Buying and Selling Apartments

 8 Steps to Stop the Government from Killing Your Co-op / Condo's Sales

Bad Boards, Bad Boards, What'cha Gonna Do? Co-op Admission Horror Stories

Buy! Buy! My Darling!: How to Get a New York City Apartment the Pulp Fiction Way

• How to Get a New York City Apartment the Pulp Fiction Way: Part 2

The Co-op Flip Tax: Latest Findings from the 2011 Habitat Survey

Co-op Flip Taxes: The Latest Court Decisions — And Dangers! — in 2011
Depending on Flip Taxes: Bad Bet or Sure Thing?

Fed Backs Down as Co-op / Condo Community Unites on Flip-Tax Issue
Flip-Tax Blowback: The Dangers of Implementing with No Shareholder Vote 
Flip Taxes: Board Members Tell How They Passed Them — Or Didn't 
Flip Taxes: Court Confusion Over Implementing Them Legitimately, Part 1  
Flip Taxes: Court Confusion Over Implementing Them Legitimately, Part 2
Govt. Set to Abolish Flip Taxes Unless Co-op/Condo Boards Act Now!

How Co-op Boards Can Allow Sales of Apartments to Corporations ... and Live!
International Ownership: The Ins & Outs of Foreign Buyers
Reveal Co-op / Condo Minutes to Apt. Buyers? A Top Attorney Gives the Facts
Right of First Refusal: Flipping a Below-Market Apartment 
Setting Minimum Prices for Apartment Sales: Are Boards Allowed?

Saving Time, Money and Trees: New, Free Online Database of Offering Plans
Updating Your Flip Tax: How One Co-op Did It 
Using "Right of First Refusal" to Stop Below-Market Co-op & Condo Sales 
When Is a Flip Tax Not a Flip Tax? 

 

Bylaws: See House Rules and Bylaws

 

Capital Improvements
10 Ways to Save on Co-op/Condo Capital Projects: A Print 'Em Out Checklist 
$35 Million Makeover: Saving a Sinking Ship 

A Board Treasurer Tells: How One Condo Built Reserves Without Assessments
Alterations, Not Altercations 
Babe Roof: A Complex in The Bronx Gets Some Beautiful New Surfaces 
Being Koi: How One Ordinary Co-op Created an Extraordinary Garden 
Bidding Capital-Improvement Contractors
Co-op & Condo Boards Adjust to Co$tly New Site-Safety Enforcement 
Co-op Cost-Effectively Copies a Candela Cornice: An Upper West Side Tale 
Doing Due Diligence on Capital-Improvement Projects: Some Easy Steps

Engineers Tell Everything You Need to Know on Co-op / Condo Balcony Repair
Fire Escapes: How to Inspect and Refurbish Without Burning Money 
Found in Yonkers: A Roof Renovation Without Drama 
High-Tech Waterproofing: There's More Than One Way to Skin a Co-op 
Landmark Lampposts for a Greenwich Village Co-op: Go South, Young Man 
Lobby Restoration: Returning Opulence to a Historic Building's Entranceway 
Major Capital Improvements: The Lessons of Lido Beach Towers 
Major Projects Need Major Communication
Prioritizing Repairs When Your Co-op / Condo Board Has No Money
Projects Around Town

Replacing Co-op / Condo Windows: Three Very Different Cases 
Replacing a Cornice is No Easy Task 
Rockefeller Apts — Fixing Up a Landmark

Saving Money by Spending Money: The Building Improvements that Do It
Scaffolding: A Primer
Sea Change at Atlantic Towers: Redoing Lobbies from Institutional to Incredible
Smart Ways to Handle Capital-Project Change Orders and Save Money
Unfunded Mandates: Why Other People's Problems Add to Co-op & Condo Costs

Why Lobby and Hallway Renovation Is Critical to Keeping Up Apartments' Value
Window Replacement: No Pane, No Gain

Windows to the Soul of East Midtown Plaza: Capital Project Goes to Court

 

Communication

Co-op & Condo Communication: Getting Linked with Building Web Apps

Damage Control and Image Control: How Co-ops & Condos Can Handle Press

How Transparency Helped Implement Big Changes and Win Over Shareholders

New Buyers Beware the "Imperious" Co-op/Condo Board — Or IS It?

Newsletters or No? A Myriad of Ways Co-op / Condo Boards Can Communicate

 

Contractors
Bidding Capital-Improvement Contractors
Contracting a Quality Contractor
Criminal Contractors: New York Launches Complaint / Violations Website
New EPA Lead-Paint Rule: How Co-ops & Condos Can Protect Themselves
Service-Provider Tips: First in a Series of Print 'Em Out Checklists
 
Commercial Tenants: See Retail Space
 
Conversion / Sponsor  
Boards Fighting Back When Sponsors Illegally Refuse to Sell Shares 
Condo Sponsor Defaults: How to Prepare for a Chilling Possibility 
Cond-ops: A Horror Story 
Dealing with a Sponsor Default 
How Co-op / Condo Boards Can Get Free of Sponsors as Property Managers

Lawyers Say: You CAN Recover Cash If Condo Sponsors Underfund Reserves

New-Construction Condo Woes: How to Take On Your Sponsor the Smart Way

Revised State Law Fights Self-Dealing by Condo / Co-op Sponsors

Saving the Sheffield: How Sponsor & Residents Rescued a Condo
Shoddy and Dangerous New Construction: Brand-New Boards Fight Back 
Sponsor Good, Sponsor Bad: Two Case Studies 
When Sponsors Refuse to Sell Apartments: Co-ops In Name Only, Part 1 
When Sponsors Refuse to Sell Apartments: Co-ops In Name Only, Part 2

 

Disability

Boards vs.the Disabled: The Shameful Case of Churchville Greene

How One Board's Fight Against a Therapy Dog Became a Federal Case

NYC Condo Board Rejects Wheelchair Lift for Cerebral Palsy Girl

Pit Bulls as Therapy Dogs: Navigating Legal Dangers of "Dangerous Breeds"

What Is a 'Reasonable Accommodation' for Disabled? What Boards Must Know!

When Supers Become Disabled: What Happens Now?

 
Editorials  

Co-op Op-Ed: Why Boards Have Bad Reputations – And What to Do About It

Demand to Know: Where Do Politicians Stand on Co-op and Condo Issues?

From the Editor: A False Accusation of Co-op / Condo Board Conflict-of-Interest
From the Editor: Building Staff — Both a Family Affair and a Different World 
From the Editor: Communication, Communication, Communication

From the Editor: Co-op / Condo Lies — and Liars
From the Editor: Dealing with Death Threats

From the Editor: How to Get Smart About Illegal Sublets
From the Editor: How Would YOU Handle the Case of the Capricious Cooperator?

From the Editor: Inside a Co-op Special Meeting — What Went Wrong and Why
From the Editor: A Permanent Proxy Increases Attendance at Annual Meetings 
From the Editor: Security Is Everybody's Business 
From the Editor: Self-Management Perils and Possibilities
From the Editor: Should Board Members Be Paid?
From the Editor: Snake Oil Salesmen Who Prey on Co-op and Condo Boards 
From the Editor: Things That Go Bump in the Night 

From the Editor: What Do You Do When You THINK Your Co-op Has Bed Bugs?
From the Editor: When a Dog in Your Building Needs to Leave 

From the Editor: When Maligned Co-op / Condo Boards Face Paranoid Residents
From the Editor: Whither Perry Mason

Glenn Beck Attacks Co-op City. He's Attacking the American Dream.

Op-Ed: Engineer's Plea for Responsible Energy Policies for Co-ops and Condos

 

Elevator
Co-ops/Condos Face Costly New Elevator Code Two Years After Last One
New Elevator Inspection Code — and Related New Costs
Regenerative Elevator Drives May Save Energy — and Dollars
Replacing Your Co-op / Condo Elevator without Descending into Hell
Unfunded Mandates: Why Other People's Problems Add to Co-op & Condo Costs
 
Emergencies / Disaster

Blizzard-Safety Alert: What Co-op / Condo Boards Must Do to Keep Buildings Safe

CPR Training and Heart Defibrillators: Why Your Building Should Have Them
Crisis Management: What to Do When Disaster Strikes
Emergency Preparedness

FIRE! How To Handle the Emergency, What Critical Steps to Take Afterward

Fixing a Condo Catastrophe Without Litigation: The Tale of 325 Fifth Avenue

 
Energy Savings  See also: Greening
10 Co-op / Condo Energy Myths Debunked

Changes Coming to NYSERDA Low-Interest Energy Loans

City Offers Co-op / Condo Boards Help with Mandated Energy Benchmarking
Co-ops & Condos Prepare for the Repeal of a $75 Million Energy Tax Break 
Electricity: Saving by Submetering 

How Do You Solve a Problem Like Submetering? You Take These Steps…
How Heat Balance Can Help Your Checkbook Balance 
Johnny DEP: Free NYC Water-Leak Audits Find Savings in Kitchens & Bath 
New Energy Conservation Code: What Will It Cost NYC Co-ops & Condos?

NY State Soliciting Public Comments on Proposed New Submetering Regulations
Power Companies Overcharging Some Co-ops & Condos: How to Stop Them
Regenerative Elevator Drives May Save Energy — and Dollars 
Shareholders Will Vote for Submetering — If You Pitch It Effectively. Here's How 
Submetering 930 Apartments: If They Can Do Theirs, You Can Yours!

Submetering Struggle: Co-op's Battle to Lower Electric Costs Despite Residents
Using Energy Brokers to Shop for Gas and Electric Services  
What is NYSERDA? 
 
Exterior Repair See: Capital Improvements
 
Finances and Budget  See also: Mortgage / Loan / Refinancing
10 Signs of Co-op / Condo Financial Trouble: A Print 'Em Out Checklist 

A Board Treasurer Tells: How One Condo Built Reserves Without Assessments

All About Sidewalk Sheds: You Know You'll Have One Eventually

Are You Contributing Too Much to Your Co-op / Condo Reserve Fund?

Avoiding Mistakes with Condo Association Budget Surpluses. Yes, Surpluses
Being Proactive to Avoid Assessments, Save Money and Improve Your Building 

Co-op / Condo Boards & Residents: Do YOU Know These Critical Budget Items?
Cutting Costs Today: The Right — and Dangerously Wrong — Ways to Do It 

Fallout from the Economic Slump: Surviving 2012's New Financial Realities 
Fighting Back When Bonus-Engorged Banks Still Nickel & Dime Your Building 
Financial Crisis Special Report: Avoiding Auction-Rate Securities in Reserve Funds 
Financial Disaster: How to Recover, How to Avoid: Part I 
Financial Disaster: How to Recover, How to Avoid: Part II 
Financial Management Tips: Second in a Series of Print 'Em Out Checklists 
Flat-Rate Attorney Retainers: A New Order in the Court? 
Income Stream: A Primer 
Investing Reserve Funds for Fun and Profit 

Is Your Co-op Maintenance Too High? Too Low? Find Out Here Now
LTV: How Lenders Decide What You're Worth 
Money Alert! When Managers Comingle Different Buildings' Bank Accounts 
New Auditing Guidelines: Two Accountants Add Up the Stricter Rules 
The Old 80/20 Ends, New Income Begins 
Prioritizing Repairs When Your Co-op / Condo Board Has No Money
Protecting Your Reserve Fund 
Recovering from Economic Catastrophe: Lessons of Parkway Village

"Rep Letters": What Apartment Owners Should Know About This Financial Tool

So How Exactly Should Co-op / Condo Boards Use Their CPA? Like This
Teach Your Residents Well: Financial Statements 

Thinking Ahead: How Long-Range Planning Is Critical for Co-ops / Condos
Tracking Monthly Charges — Automatically 
Updating the Proprietary Lease and Bylaws to Avoid Financial Disaster
Upping Your Co-op / Condo Reserve Fund: Six Savvy Solutions
Using "Right of First Refusal" to Stop Below-Market Co-op & Condo Sales
What Do We Do When a Condo Owner or Co-op Shareholder Goes Bankrupt?

When Shareholders Fail to Pay, Small Co-ops Have Big Problems. What to Do?

Why You Need To Update Your Co-op's Proprietary Lease — Today!

 

Flip Tax See: Buying and Selling Apartments
 
Foreclosure  
Apartment Foreclosures: How to Deal with Them — and Make Deals 
Opportunity in a Shareholder's Misfortune: Sublet Limits Force a Foreclosure 
Reconsidering Sublets to Forestall Foreclosures 
Shareholder Hardship: Balancing Your Fiduciary Obligations and a Helping Hand 
Surprise Foreclosures: What Are a Board's Rights?

When a Shareholder Is About to Default, Should the Co-op Buy the Apartment?

Who Owns a Co-op Apartment When You Win a Foreclosure? Maybe Not You
 
Fraud / Corruption

Co-op Board Misdeeds: Should You Turn Your Board In? When Must You?

Co-op / Condo Bank Accounts Victims of Low-Tech Scam
Co-op / Condo Embezzlement: Latest Scams, Timeless Lessons
Co-op / Condo Fraud Is Back, Baby! Here's How to Spot It — And Stop It
Co-op / Condo Managing Agent Arrested and Charged with Grand Larceny
Co-op Treasurer Charged with Embezzling $181K; Residents Outraged

Condo Apartment in Foreclosure Limbo. Get the Unhelpful Bank on Your Side.

Corruption in Mitchell-Lama Co-ops! How Boards Can Fight Back

Deftco Dupe: How a Finance Company May Have Ripped Off Four Co-ops
Fighting Accounting Fraud: A Real-Estate CPA Tells You How
Forensic Accounting: Four Cautionary Tales of Corruption

Fraud? No, Just a Scam: How Co-op & Condo Boards Can Avoid Little Rip-offs
How Co-op & Condo Boards Can Recognize "The Fraud Triangle"
 
Garage See: Parking Garage
 
Greening

10 Co-op / Condo Energy Myths Debunked

10 Practical Ways to Green Your Building: A Print 'Em Out Checklist 
Adding Solar Energy: How Two Savings-Conscious Boards Did It 
Assembly Passes Green-Roof Bill 
Biofuel Basics: From "Oy!" to Soy 
Changes Coming to NYSERDA Low-Interest Energy Loans

Clean-Burning Co-ops & Condos: New Laws, New Pressures, New Tech

Co-op Spearheads Electric-Vehicle Push with Chargers Open to Public

Cool Roof, Blue Roof, Green Roof ... Your Roof? Latest Eco-Friendly Options
Environmentally Friendly Flooring

Fluorescent Lights May Be Polluting Your Air! How Co-ops / Condos Can Remedy
Free Greening Info: Environmental Group Makes House Calls to Your Boardroom 
Free Greening Program: Save the Planet, One Super at a Time 
Geothermal Ain't Gee-Whiz 
Going Green on the Cheap: How You Can Start Today 
Green Cleaning Products Can Actually Save You Money 
Green New Products 
Green Retrofitting: Start with an Energy Audit 
Green-Roof Tax Incentives: Environmental Change Giving You a Chunk of Change 
Green-Roofs Tax Abatement and Alt-Energy Initiatives Signed Into Law 
Green Supers: A Property Mgr. Takes the Free Union Workshop and Reports
Green Supers Workshop: A Property Manager's Report from Day Two
Green Supers Workshop: Day Three 
Greening Your Roof: You Can Do It, and It'll Be Great. Here's How, and Why… 
Host Workshop, Get Free Light Bulbs: Going "Green from the Ground Up" 
How Older Buildings Can Go Green by Taking the LEED 
Johnny DEP: Free NYC Water-Leak Audits Find Savings in Kitchens & Bath 
A Manager Goes Green, One Step at a Time 
Microturbines: Thinking Small to Save Big 
New Energy Conservation Code: What Will It Cost NYC Co-ops & Condos?
New Lender Offers Co-ops / Condos Competitive Mortgages to Go Green
New State Green Incentive Includes Co-ops, Condos 
NYC Introduces Legislation Mandating Green Upgrades to Large Buildings 

• Update: Mandatory-Greening Bill Now Set For Wednesday [June 24, 2009]

NYC's Upcoming Clean-Oil Rules: Myths & Facts for Your Co-op / Condo

• New Clean-Oil Law: Co-ops / Condos Need to Comply Sooner Than You Think

Proper Recycling Is Complicated. Good Thing There's This Free Monthly Seminar

Solar Power 2009: New Tax Breaks and More Help Boards See It in a New Light 
Solar Power DIY: Kilowatts without Killing Yourself 
The Stimulus Plan's New Tax Credits and More for Green Building Projects

Sun Spot: Park Slope Co-op Goes 'Solar Thermal' to Heat Its Water. Should You?

The Upcoming Biofuel Mandate & Tax Breaks: One Co-op's "Soyful" Experience
Urban Farming: Co-ops Join the National Trend Toward DIY Food

 

House Rules and Bylaws

All About House Rules

Enforcing Co-op / Condo Rules: How to Avoid Waiver and Selective Enforcement

House Rules: How Much Power Do Co-op Boards Really Have?

House Rules and Building Etiquette for Professional Dog-Walkers

Is Your Co-op / Condo Board Overregulating Rule Violations?

Listen Up: What Happens When Co-op / Condo Owners Request a Board Hearing

New Court Ruling Should Prompt Co-ops & Condos to Update BBQ Rules Now

Openly Defiant Rule-Breaker Says, "Go to Hell!" Board Says, "Go to Court!"

 

HVAC  
Window Air Conditioners: An Engineer's and an Architect's Guidelines … and Warnings 
 
Insurance

Board Member / Insurance Pro Reveals: Secrets of Controlling Insurance Costs
Buying Insurance in a Soft Market: How to Negotiate a Good Deal 
Co-op Apartment Damage: Who Should Carry Insurance, Who Pays for Repairs? 
Co-op/Condo Insurance and Reducing Liability: A Print 'Em Out Checklist 
Insurance Policy Basics — and Secrets
More Insurance Shenanigans: An Attorney Exposes an Outrageous Loophole
Unseen Danger! When Roof Damage Goes Undetected Because of No Leak 

Laundry Room
Laundry-Room Contracts: How Not to Get Soaked
Laundry Rooms: Cleaning Up with Coinless Card Systems
 
Laws, New York City/State See also: Local Law 11/98
Admissions and Secrecy: New Law Mandates Full Disclosure
Billboards on Co-ops/Condos: How to Make Money on Signage & Avoid Fines
Building Violations: What Happens when There's No Quick Fix?

Can Violation-Tracking Companies Save Your Co-op / Condo Money?
City Council Passes Water-Tower Inspection Bill

City Offers Co-op / Condo Boards Help with Mandated Energy Benchmarking
City's New "Lawn Litter" Law: Two Steps You Can Take to Stop Unwanted Menus

Clean-Burning Co-ops & Condos: New Laws, New Pressures, New Tech
Cleaning Out Air — and Wallet? Governor Signs Bill Reducing Heating-Oil Sulfur
Co-op / Condo Boards' Impossible Deadline: Comply with New Fire Law by June 2 [2010]

Co-op / Condo Ombudsman Bill Making Its Way through State Senate
Co-op & Condo Boards Adjust to Co$tly New Site-Safety Enforcement
Co-ops and Condos Face New Anti-Graffiti Law
Co-ops & Condos Gain Voice in NY City Council — New Caucus Formed

Do Ask, Do Tell ... For Now: Co-ops, Condos and Bed Bug Disclosure
Local Law 48: The Creeping Horror
Negligent Sponsors: New Enforcement Against Them by the Attorney General

New Crackdown on Co-ops/Condos: Are YOUR Backflow Preventers in Place?
New Energy Conservation Code: What Will It Cost NYC Co-ops & Condos? 
The New Identity-Theft Law: Secrets Servicing

New Law Would Ban Short-Term Co-op & Condo Rentals

NYC's Upcoming Clean-Oil Rules: Myths & Facts for Your Co-op / Condo

• New Clean-Oil Law: Co-ops / Condos Need to Comply Sooner Than You Think

Noise Complaints and the New 2007 Law

Revised State Law Fights Self-Dealing by Condo / Co-op Sponsors
Sanitation Inspectors Go High-Tech: How to Challenge Computerized Citations
Unfunded Mandates: Why Other People's Problems Add to Co-op & Condo Costs
Water Tank Woes: New York City Co-ops & Condos Face Flurry of Violations
What Happens when NYC Won't Clear a Stop-Work Order That's Been Resolved?

 

Legal Issues See also: Local Law 11/98
Apartment Access: A Key Issue
Attorneys Tell: How Condo Boards Can Win When Sued for Delaying Apt. Repairs

Can Co-op / Condo Owners View a Board's Draft of Meeting Minutes?

Co-op Board Misdeeds: Should You Turn Your Board In? When Must You?

Condo Board Sues: Your Renter Pleaded Guilty to Prostitution — Why No Eviction?

• EXCLUSIVE: Settlement Reached in Luxury Condo's Male-Prostitution Case

Co-op Boards and Shareholder Evictions: New Court Ruling Limits Pull of 'Pullman'

Co-op / Condo Boards Must Be Flexible on Issues of Flying the U.S. Flag

Co-op / Condo E-mail Danger: How Not to Get Sued Over What You Say 
Co-op Crime: What You Can and Must Do Against Criminal Activity in Apartments

Common Walls, Common Problems: Who Fixes What When Buildings Share a Wall?

Condo Board Special: A Lawyer Tells All About Your Governing Documents

Court Affirms Co-op Boards Can Target Individuals & Have Powers Not in Lease

Courts Seldom Let Individual Board Members Get Sued. Except When….
Evicting a Shareholder Unilaterally
Exercising Caution: For Co-op / Condo Gym, Liability Waiver Is No Free Pass

Holiday Decoration Policies for Co-ops & Condos: From Humbug to How-to

Hell's Kitchen Heat: A "Derivative Action" Suit vs. a Co-op Board Backfires Badly

How One Board's Fight Against a Therapy Dog Became a Federal Case
Inherit the Wind(fall): Passing-on Apartments when Owners Pass On
Keys and Access to Co-op / Condo Apts: What Are Boards' Entry Rights? 
Law Lessons, Part 1: The Case of the Contentious Cooperator 

• Case of the Contentious Cooperator: The Attorney's View    

Law Lessons, Part 2: The Case of the Disruptive Director 
Law Lessons, Part 3: The Case of the Reckless Russians 
Law Lessons, Part 4: The Case of the Incomplete Condo 
Litigation and How to Avoid It
Must Co-ops Make Paint/Decoration Repairs After Exploratory Work in Apts.?
The New Bedbug Bill on the Governor's Desk : Of Co-op Concern or No?
New Court Ruling: Who Gets the Co-op When You're Divorced ... and Dead? 
Plaza Condo Owners Hit by Lien

• Mechanic's Lien on Plaza Hotel Condos — A Case Study for Other Boards 

Reducing Legal Fees: A Ten-Step Program
Scam or Useful Service? The Corporate Records Compliance Office Speaks

Seniors Talk the Talk, Board Says Take a Walk: Co-op Controversy Spills into Media 

• Staten Island Seniors, Part 2: Condo Controversy Coming to Court
• Staten Island Seniors & Condo Board Reach Settlement on Chatting in Lobby
• Condo Board Files Notice to Appeal in the Case of the Staten Island Seniors

Shoddy and Dangerous New Construction: Brand-New Boards Fight Back

Survivorship and Same-Sex Mariage: Are Gay Couples Still Unequal in Co-ops?

When Suing a Co-op Board, Should You Sue Individual Members? Here's When

You've Paid for a Roof Deck. Co-op Says Tough Luck, Roof's Bad. Now What?

 
Local Law 11/98

Co-ops & Condos Caught as DOB Steps Up Local Law 11 Enforcement
Local Law 11: A Primer
Scaffolding: A Primer

 

Managing Agent
Bad Property Management: A Veteran Manager's Three Nightmare Scenarios

Everything You Need to Know About Your Co-op / Condo Property Manager (Annual Survey 2011)
Exclusive: A Charter Management Agent on the Company Corruption Scandal

Find Co-op / Condo Property Managers Using "Request for Proposal" Forms

Hidden Fees from Property Managers! How to Spot Them — And Avoid Them
How — and When — to Find a New Managing Agent
How Co-op / Condo Boards Can Get Free of Sponsors as Property Managers
How to Interview for a Managing Agent

Primer: What Do Co-op / Condo Managing Agents Do — And Not Do?

Toxic Co-op / Condo Boards: Why Your Professionals May Want to Drop You

 

Misc.

The 2011 Attorney Survey: Firm Stats

Attorney and Habitat Columnist Richard Siegler Honored by NY Law School

Block Assocations
Bulk Buying: A Primer

Condo & Co-op Board Meeting Seating: The Psychology of Efficiency

Condo or Condon't: How to Turn a Co-op into a Condo Without It Turning Bad
Congrats-on-Your-Condo Cards
Co-op/Condo Quiz: Do Your Residents Think You're a Lousy Board Member?
Construction, Condemnation and the Second Avenue Subway

Covert Operation Secretly Copied Meeting Minutes. Did It Steal Yours?  

HDFC Low-Income Co-ops: The Last Gasp of Affordable Housing?

A HABITAT Holiday Special: " 'Twas the Night Before Meeting"
Hercules Donates Laundry Equip. to Ronald McDonald House

How Does the Stock Market Affect My Co-op Shares?

Jack Romita, Sr., Castle Oil Corporation Senior Vice President Dies at Age 81

Leading Attorney Reveals: Top 10 Signs Your Co-op / Condo May Be in Trouble

Secret Land-Grab of Sutton Place: NYC Rescues Public Property from a Co-op

Naming Your Co-op / Condo: A Virtually Free Way to Upscale Your Image

New Program Helps Condo / Co-op Boards Make Residents' Charity Easy

Rent-Regulated Apartment Dilemma: When Co-op Boards MUST Act
Should Your Building Run a Restaurant? A Cautionary Tale

The Top 10 Co-op / Condo Quotes of 2010

 The Top 10 Co-op / Condo Quotes of 2011
The United Workers Co-op in The Bronx: Practical Lessons on PBS

 

Mold

Apartment Mold: Taking a Neighborly Approach When It's a Neighbor's Fault

Mold in a Co-op/Condo: What Boards Must Know to Prevent Litigation

Mold Problem? Old Problem. An Attorney Explains What's New in Dealing with It

 

Monthly Charges  (Maintenance, Common Charges, Arrears)
Arrears and Late Payments: A Strategy for Collecting
Arrears and Sublets: Be Firm But Flexible
Collecting Arrears: Getting Maintenance and Common Charges from Dawdlers
Co-op Late Fees Work

Deadbeat Neighbors Cost You Money! How Condo Boards CAN Collect Arrears

• How Condo Boards CAN Collect Arrears, Part 2: Shaming and No Amenities

Delinquent Payments! Collecting from Co-op Shareholders & Condo Owners

Exclusive: An Arrest in Photographer & Supermodel Condo-Arrears Case

Is Your Co-op Maintenance Too High? Too Low? Find Out Here Now
Point-and-Click: Homeowners' Monthly Payments Go High-Tech

Three Steps to Promptly Collecting Payments and Assessments: A Primer

 

Mortgage / Loan / Refinancing

A Mortgage Broker Explains: Condos CAN Take Out Bank Loans. Here's How.
A Mortgage Broker Reveals: Co-ops' Deadly Dozen Refinancing Mistakes
Analysis: A Mortgage Executive on Refinancing During the Economic Crisis
Banking on Mortgage-Interest Changes: What Happens when the Fed Cuts Rates
Changes Coming to NYSERDA Low-Interest Energy Loans
Condo Associations CAN Borrow: A Mortgage Broker Tells You How

Defeating Defeasance, a Prepayment Penalty the Size of Jupiter

Deftco Dupe: How a Finance Company May Have Ripped Off Four Co-ops
Lenders & Brokers Tell All: How to Get a Great Mortgage in Today's Economy

Loan Arranger: Top Fed Guidelines Co-op / Condo Boards Need to Know
Mortgage Commitments: A Broker Explains Why Banks Rush You into Them
New Lender Offers Co-ops / Condos Competitive Mortgages to Go Green
Refinancing in These Tough Economic Times: How Three Co-ops Did It, Part 1
Refinancing in These Tough Economic Times: How Three Co-ops Did It, Part 2
Refinancing Your Mortgage: A Primer
Reverse Mortgages Becoming More Prevalent in Co-ops and Condos

Reverse Mortgages: What They Are, and Why Boards Should Allow Them

Shocker: Why Long-Term Co-op / Condo Borrowing May Be Bad, Short-Term Good

Should Co-ops Hire a Mortgage Broker When Refinancing?

Should You Wait for Lower Interest Rates to Refinance Your Underlying Mortgage?
When Repair Refinancing Splits a Board: Get the Loan First, or the Contractor?
Your Air Rights Aren't All Yours: Lenders' New Nickel-and-Dime Squeeze Play
 
New Products  
The Weekly New Product
Previous New Products
 
Parking Garage

Board Service: Michael O’Brien on Practical Car-Parking Policies

Co-op Spearheads Electric-Vehicle Push with Chargers Open to Public
Earning a Lot from Parking 
Flash-Flood Fix for the 21st Century: Mechanized Sandbags 
Generating Garage Revenue from Charging Up Electric Cars 
Sinking Garages ... City and Developer Irresponsibility: A Special Report 
 
Pets
Co-op/Condo Pets Controversy: Two Attorneys on Latest Developments

Dog Day Aftermath: Suing the Board for Making Dogs Use the Service Elevator

'Harassment' by Condo's Management May Have Led to Resident's Suicide
Judge Rules: Co-op Shareholders Can Keep Illegal Pet ... Despite Lying About It!
 
Print 'Em Out Checklists
10 Practical Ways to Green Your Building
10 Signs of Co-op / Condo Financial Trouble: A Print 'Em Out Checklist
10 Ways to Save on Co-op/Condo Capital Projects
15 Common Mistakes Made by New Board Members 
Co-op/Condo Insurance and Reducing Liability 
Financial Management Tips 
Five Important Mobile Apps for Property Management 
Service-Provider Tips 
 
Property Manager  See: Managing Agent
 
Quality of Life Issues
Being Koi: How One Ordinary Co-op Created an Extraordinary Garden

Building Neighborly Ties with Co-op / Condo Holiday Activities
Can Building-Amenities Build Community?
City's New "Lawn Litter" Law: Two Steps You Can Take to Stop Unwanted Menus 
Co-op / Condo Corporate Sponsorship: How One Complex Branded Itself 
Co-op Crime: What You Can and Must Do Against Criminal Activity in Apartments 
Cond-ops: A Horror Story

Flower Plantings Can Beautify Co-ops / Condos...or Damage Them. Here's How.
Free Trees: How to Get Them for Your Sidewalk 
Deadly Tree Infestation: What to Do When Asian Longhorned Beetles Attack
Fight Back When Neighboring Buildings Impair Your Quality of Life! 

Here's How to Handle Noise Complaints Among Co-op and Condo Neighbors
How to Rid Your Building of Bedbugs — The Latest Breakthroughs 

How to Successfully Change Your Proprietary Lease to Ban Smoking
Implementing Smoking Bans: Taking the Gradual Approach

Momentum Gathers for Smoking Bans. Two Attorneys Tell How To Implement
Multi-Building Cooperation: How Co-op Board Davids Battled the Goliath MTA
New Court Ruling Should Prompt Co-ops & Condos to Update BBQ Rules Now
Noise Complaints and the New 2007 Law
Sea Change at Atlantic Towers: Redoing Lobbies from Institutional to Incredible
Selfish Condo Owner and Lackadaisical Board Equally to Blame for Noise Trauma

What's a Board to Do About Noise — When It's the One Making a Racket?

When Homeowners Harass and Board Members Bully: Strategies to Stop It

 

Residents, Board Relationship with

A Co-op Dispute Over 15 Sq. Feet Leads to a Bruising, Avoidable Court Fight
Alterations, Not Altercations
Attorneys Tell: How Condo Boards Can Win When Sued for Delaying Apt. Repairs

Avoiding Conflict with Your Co-op and Condo Neighbors: A 12-Point Guide

Co-op Coup! Midnight Elections, Competing Boards and a Divided Building
Condo Fined $10,000 for Forbidding Religious Item on Apartment Door 
Conducting Surveys to Gauge Residents' Thinking and Placate Critics 

Courts Seldom Let Individual Board Members Get Sued. Except When….
Dear Resident: Co-op / Condo Board Members Need Care and Feeding, Too

Dirty Tricks and Sneak Attacks Oust a Condo-Board President

Difficult Residents ... and How Co-op / Condo Boards Can Best Deal with Them
Dissident Residents: Communication Is Key to Avoiding "Shadow Boards"

Enforcing Co-op / Condo Rules: How to Avoid Waiver and Selective Enforcement

Every Building Has One: How to Get Gadflies to Shut up and Pitch In
Greying Area: Adjusting as Residents Grow Old and Infirm

Hell's Kitchen Heat: A "Derivative Action" Suit vs. a Co-op Board Backfires Badly
How to Handle the Five Most Frequent Co-op/Condo Owner Complaints

Is Your Co-op / Condo Board Overregulating Rule Violations?

Listen Up: What Happens When Co-op / Condo Owners Request a Board Hearing

Mediation: Less Expensive and Just Nicer than Taking Neighbors to Court
Multiculturalism and You: Embracing the Melting Pot without Getting Burned

New Buyers Beware the "Imperious" Co-op/Condo Board — Or IS It?

Secretive Boards Have Led to Open- Meeting Laws. Could It Happen Here?
Seniors Talk the Talk, Board Says Take a Walk: Co-op Controversy Spills into Media 

• Staten Island Seniors, Part 2: Condo Controversy Coming to Court
• Staten Island Seniors & Condo Board Reach Settlement on Chatting in Lobby
• Condo Board Files Notice to Appeal in the Case of the Staten Island Seniors

Understanding Apathy Among Co-op and Condo Resident

When Co-op Shareholders & Condo Unit-Owners Sue, They Sue Themselves
When Residents Attack: A Lawyer Tells Condo & Co-op Boards How to Stay Safe

Worst. Shareholder. Ever. See What Can Happen When You Don't Pull a "Pullman"

 

Retail Space  
Commercial Tenants and the Tax Escalator 
Keeping Your Commercial Space Working During the Downturn 
Retail Space and 80/20: Getting More from Your Store  
Selling Your Co-op's Commercial Space: A Case Study 
 
Revenue-Raising  
Air Rights: One Attorney's Experience 
Basement Space: Notes from the Underground 
Billboards on Co-ops/Condos: How to Make Money on Signage & Avoid Fines
Co-op / Condo Chargeback Systems Make Money and Help Staff & Residents
Co-op / Condo Corporate Sponsorship: How One Complex Branded Itself

Co-op Fees: The Habitat Survey on What Boards are Charging For...and How Much
Earning a Lot from Parking 
Film Productions at Your Building: Show Me the Money 
Identifying Cash Assets: A Tale of Three Co-ops

MAKE Money on a Roof Replacement! How a Co-op Board Sold Roof Decks

Right of First Refusal: Flipping a Below-Market Apartment 
Selling Air Rights  
Selling Common Space: A Primer 
Telecom to My House: Renting Roof Space

 

Roof Repair / Replacement

Babe Roof: A Complex in The Bronx Gets Some Beautiful New Surfaces

Cool Roof, Blue Roof, Green Roof ... Your Roof? Latest Eco-Friendly Options

Found in Yonkers: A Roof Renovation Without Drama
Green-Roofs Tax Abatement and Alt-Energy Initiatives Signed Into Law 
Greening Your Roof: You Can Do It, and It'll Be Great. Here's How, and Why…

MAKE Money on a Roof Replacement! How a Co-op Board Sold Roof Decks

Unseen Danger! When Roof Damage Goes Undetected Because of No Leak

 

Security  
Co-op Crime: What You Can and Must Do Against Criminal Activity in Apartments 

Debating Co-op / Condo Security: How Much Cost for How Much Safety?

Do You Have Realistic Expectations for Your Co-op / Condo Security Guards?

How Co-op / Condo Background Checks Can Keep Out Criminals
Threats and Attack: When Board Members Face Danger and Violence

When Residents Attack: A Lawyer Tells Condo & Co-op Boards How to Stay Safe

 
Staff  

Avoiding Fines with Co-op / Condo Workers' New Pension-Plan Payments
Background Checks Disallowed? When Residents Are at Risk 
Boards & Bonuses: Some Holiday Tips

Bronx Co-op / Condo Workers Rally as Strike Looms

• Co-op / Condo Boards Relieved as Bronx Workers Get Contract, Averting Strike

Building Superintendents: A Primer

Clothes Call: Everything You Need to Know About Building-Staff Uniforms
Co-op City Workers' Strike Continues as Politicians Urge Negotiation

• Co-op City Workers' Strike Is Over

Co-op/Condo Chargeback Systems Make Money and Help Staff & Residents

Co-op / Condo Workers in The Bronx May Strike; 1,000+ Buildings at Risk
Doormen: A Primer 
Free Greening Program: Save the Planet, One Super at a Time 
Green Supers: A Property Mgr. Takes the Free Union Workshop and Reports
Green Supers Workshop: A Property Manager's Report from Day Two
Green Supers Workshop: Day Three

Hiring Honest Staff for Your Co-op or Condo: An Expert Tells You How
Holiday Tipping: How Much and Why. Plus Some Handy Formulas

How Co-op / Condo Background Checks Can Keep Out Criminals
How Co-op & Condo Boards Can Prepare for a Possible Doorman/Porter Strike
New EPA Lead-Paint Rule: How Co-ops & Condos Can Protect Themselves  
New Supreme Court Ruling Mandates Arbitration in Union Firings 
Part-Time Supers: Managing Them — Or Dismissing Them — Effectively
Strike Averted, Deal Set for Doormen, Porters, Handymen & Small-Bldg Supers
Surviving a Union Audit

The Total Guide to Holiday Tipping for Boards, Residents & Santas Everywhere
When Supers Become Disabled: What Happens Now?
 
Subletting
Arrears and Sublets: Be Firm But Flexible

From the Editor: How to Get Smart About Illegal Sublets
Opportunity in a Shareholder's Misfortune: Sublet Limits Force a Foreclosure
Proposed New Law Would Ban Short-Term Co-op & Condo Rentals
Reconsidering Sublets to Forestall Foreclosures
When Condo Owners Turn Apartments into Hotel Rooms: What Can a Board Do?
 
Taxes
Challenging Your Tax Assessment: Tactics from a Tax Attorney, Part 1 
Challenging Your Tax Assessment: Tactics from a Tax Attorney, Part 2
Commercial Tenants and the Tax Escalator 

Condo / Co-op Quick Hits: How Big a Property-Tax Hike, Other Issues
Condo Tax Rebates — Divvying Up Money, Stepping into a Minefield 
Co-ops & Condos Prepare for the Repeal of a $75 Million Energy Tax Break

Co-op / Condo Tax Protest Reaches Commissioner; May Spread Thru City

• Co-op / Condo Property-Tax Revolt Brings New Legislation, Citywide Tax Cap
• Co-op / Condo Tax-Revolt: Fireworks at Packed Meeting with Tax Commish
• Finance Dept. Admits Computer "Glitch" in Huge Co-op/Condo Tax Overvaluation
• NYC Tax Commissioner Announces 10% Assessment Cap on Co-Ops, Condos
• Property-Tax Changes Imminent for New York Co-ops and Condos
• City Council Promises Co-op / Condo Tax-Cap Extension and Lower Taxes

Fighting Back When Banks Grow Fat on Inflated Property-Tax Escrows 
How to Challenge a Tax Assessment 
How to Reduce a Tax Assessment: A Case Study 
Lowering Your Tax-Assessment Value: How to Be Legitimately Gloomy

More Outrageous Tax Behavior from NYC Finance Dept.
New Auditing Guidelines: Two Accountants Add Up the Stricter Rules

New Database Helps Co-op / Condo Boards & Residents Find Tax Refunds

Our Tax-Pro Talks: Outrage When Tax Department 'Comparables' Aren't
Power Companies Overcharging Some Co-ops & Condos: How to Stop Them 
Property-Tax Abatement Extended [June 17, 2008]

Property-Tax Changes Imminent for New York Co-ops and Condos

The Push to Reform Co-op / Condo Tax Injustice: Where Things Stand Now [Nov. 2011]
Tax Appeals for Condos Specifically 
Tax Relief: A Half-Dozen Ways to Say, "Whew!"

Tax Revolt II: The Co-ops and Condos Strike Back Against 50% Tax Increases [Jan. 2012]

• Tax Revolt 2012: Co-op / Condo Group Sets Rally to Support Tax-Fairness Bill

What the Hell's the Co-op / Condo Franchise Tax, And How Bad Is It?

Wild Ride: Explaining This Year's Condo & Co-op Property-Tax Increase [March 23, 2011]
 
Technology

All About the New "QR Codes": Efficient Information for Condo & Co-op Boards
Buying in Bulk: Cable, Satellite and Fiber-Optic TV 
Co-op & Condo Communication: Getting Linked with Building Web Apps 
FCC Bans Cable-TV Exclusivity 
Five Important Mobile Apps for Property Management: A Print 'Em Out Checklist 
Flash-Flood Fix for the 21st Century: Mechanized Sandbags 
Getting a Co-op Exclusive Web-Site Name: How to Fly the "Coop" 
Green New Products

How Three Co-ops Built Websites — And How Yours Can, Too
iMeetings: Why Co-op / Condo Boards Should Embrace Netbooks & iPads

New Online Co-op / Condo Management Site Targets Self-Managers
Point-and-Click: Homeowners' Monthly Payments Go High-Tech

Saving Time, Money and Trees: New, Free Online Database of Offering Plans

Sun Spot: Park Slope Co-op Goes 'Solar Thermal' to Heat Its Water. Should You?
Telecom to My House: Renting Roof Space
The Weekly New Product and Previous New Products
 
Water
Fighting Back Against High Water Bills

New City Crackdown on Co-ops/Condos: Are YOUR Backflow Preventers in Place?
Water Bills Growing as Co-op / Condo Budget-Breaker. Here's What to Do.
Water Tank Explosion During Routine Cleaning: Yeah, It Can Happen
Water Tank Woes: New York City Co-ops & Condos Face Flurry of Violations
Well, Well, Well: How to Install Them and Save on Water Bills
 
 
COMMUNITY
Co-op Condo Website Directory  
Board Members' Videos  
Meet the Artists  
• Co-op / Condo Art: Meet Marcellus Hall 
• Co-op / Condo Art: Meet Danny Hellman
Slideshows  
• 301 E. 78th St., Manhattan: Mail-Room Innovation 
• 375 Lincoln Place, Brooklyn: Technotrash 
 
 
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