Co-op / Condo News: Artist-Law Scrutiny, Developer Sued and Isabella's Leaving

Read all the latest co-op board, condo board and co-op / condo buyer news in Habitat's weekly Monday News Roundup. Also included: Permanent archival links. If a link ever goes dead, you'll still be able to read the backup at WebCitation.org.

• "Loft Overhaul Urged in SoHo" that affects co-op / condo boards, among others, by Joseph De Avila (The Wall Street Journal)

Buying and Selling...

• "Ask an Expert: Renovating in an about-to-be-landmarked building" by Teri Karush Rogers (BrickUnderground.com)

• "What Makes You Think You'll Close on Time?" by Malcolm Carter (Service You Can Trust blog)

• "Co-op Board Requires Spouse’s Information / Some Inconvenience from New Windows" by Jay Romano (The New York Times)

• "The Saddest Move in the World: Isabella Rossellini [Sells Her Condo] and Leaves Manhattan" by Matt Chaban (The New York Observer)

Board Issues from Around the Country...

• "[Board] Sends Disabled Man Eviction Notice" by Jason Barry (KPHO-TV, Phoenix, Ariz.)

• "Developer Ordered to Pay [Unit-Owners] $4 Million Over Views from Jersey City Condos" by Terrence T. McDonald (The Jersey Journal, Hudson County, N.J.)

• "Pompano Condo: OK, We'll Stop Excluding Young Kids" by Brittany Wallman (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)

• "Condo Association Sues State Farm over Unpaid Damage Claim" by Andrea Dearden (The Madison / St. Clair Record, Edwardsville, Ill.)

WebCitation archives:

"Loft Overhaul" • "Renovating...Landmarked" • "Close on Time" • "Spouse's / Windows" • "Isabella Rossellini" • "Disabled Man" • "Developer Ordered" • "Pompano" • "State Farm"