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Beat the next NYC blackout! It just got easier with this week's NEW PRODUCT
Opera Lady and Mr. Manager cover all your Board concerns. Comment today on the HABITAT BLOG!
SHOULD BOARD MEMBERS BE PAID? Tell us what you think!
FINALLY ... a co-op wins a battle against a noisy bar. Read our WEB-EXCLUSIVE feature to learn how!
APARTMENT BUYERS: See THE CO-OP/CONDO OWNER'S MANUAL to learn about admissions perils and pitfalls!
The Co-op/Condo Owner's Manual
Thinking of buying a co-op or condo? Already bought, and not sure how co-op/condo life and rules work? Learn all about purchasing a place and living in your new community. It's not like renting, and its not like owning a house. What's it like? Check out the articles below to learn all you need to know!
ADMISSIONS
Admission-Interview Questions: What a Board Can't Ask
Bad Boards, Bad Boards, What'cha Gonna Do? Co-op Admission Horror Stories
Getting In: The Admissions Process
How Boards Can Reject Owners Wanting Another Co-op in the Building
REB on the Web: Broker Listings Online
Unmarried Couples and Protection Under Anti-Discrimination Law
Your Financials: What Boards Look For
ALTERATION / RENOVATION
Alteration Agreements: When Co-op Boards Try to Renege
Combining Apartments? Use Directive 14
Installing Window Air Conditioners in Your Apartment
Limited Common Elements: When Your Patio Isn't Yours
Promises, Promises — Mean Nothing If They're Not in the Proprietary Lease
Read Documents, Ask Questions! A Terrace Horror Story
Testing for Asbestos While Renovating: When It's Required, When It's Not
Your Ceiling — or IS It? The Upper Limits of Ownership
AMENITIES
Residential Parking Permits: No More Free Street Space?
Storage Room Licensing Agreements: What to Know, What to Expect
CONDO-SPECIFIC
Can a Condo Charge a Flip Tax?
Condo Buyers Beware: Court Rules No Recourse on Developers' Foot-Dragging
Evicting Your Condo Tenants When They Create a Nuisance
Renters' Rights in Co-op and Condo Apartment Buildings
When a Condo Board Demands an Advance Deposit
DISABILITY
Disability Rights and Washing Machines
Discrimination Disallowed for the Developmentally Disabled
FINES
A Fine Mess: When Boards Try to Fine You Without Authority
How to Recover Protested Late Fees
HEALTH & SAFETY
Apartment Mold and Dampness: If You're Allergic, You're Out of Luck
• Apartment Mold and Dampness Update
Bedbugs and Boards: What to Expect If Your Apartment's Infested
Handling Hoarders: What Boards Need to Do with Garbage-Filled Apartments
Lead Paint in Your Apartment: What's the Board's Responsibility — And Your Own?
Testing for Asbestos While Renovating: When It's Required, When It's Not
When Secondhand Smoke Seeps In
HOUSE RULES
House Rules and Building Etiquette for Professional Dog-Walkers
Neighbor vs. Neighbor: When House Rules Slip from Institutional Memory
LAWSUITS
Suing Your Co-op: Lose and You May Have to Pay Its Attorney Fees
Think Before You Sue: The Importance of Getting Basic Facts Straight
QUALITY-OF-LIFE
Newspaper Delivery: Ways to Get All the News Without Throwing a Fit
• Handling Newspaper Thieves in Your Building
Neighborly No More: A Co-op Case Study
Noise Complaints: When Is Loud Allowed?
Your Right to a Habitable Co-op Apartment
PETS
House Rules and Building Etiquette for Professional Dog-Walkers
Kitties 'n' Canines in Co-ops 'n' Condos: Can I Keep My Pet?
RECENT SALES
Habitat-Exclusive List of Recent Co-op/Condo Sales, with Details
SUBLETS
Having Long-Term Guests in Your Co-op: Check Your Lease for Limits
Sublet Loophole: Even When Allowed, Boards Can Refuse … for No Reason
Surreptitious Subleasing Could Lose You Your Apartment
TAX
Co-op Buyers Beware: New State Tax May Add Over $5,000 to Closing Costs
Tax-Time Tip: Wishing on a STAR
Tax Relief: A Half-Dozen Ways to Say, "Whew!"
OTHER
Abusive Co-op Boards: One Shareholder's Story
Audit Obstacles: How a Board Can Stymie Independent Review
Becoming a Board Member Yourself
Brand New Board and Shoddy Construction: A Case Study
Common Areas and "Incidental Use": When Boards Go Overboard
Denying Access: When Co-op Boards Can Withhold Your Apartment Key
How and Why Boards Can Stonewall Your Request to Review Minutes
How to Read the Annual Financial Statement
New Court Ruling: Who Gets the Co-op When You're Divorced ... and Dead?
Renters' Rights in Co-op and Condo Apartment Buildings
Terminating Leases: Boards Must Follow Stringent Procedure in Good Faith
Transferring Co-op Shares after a Death
When a Board Can Disregard Shareholders' Votes — Legally
When Boards Can Defame You — and the Courts Say It's OK
When Boards Raid Your Bank Account: Overstepping on Automatic Payment
When Carbon Monoxide Detectors Sound: Who to Call — And Not Call
Created: 06/15/2009 03:04 pm
Modified: 06/04/2010 04:31 pm