Co-op / Condo News: Goodbye, Pool World; Property-Tax Abatement; More

Read all the latest co-op /condo news for buyers, sellers and board members in Habitat's weekly Monday News Roundup.
 

Co-op / Condo Buying, Selling, Living...

• "[London Terrace] Co-op Owners at War with Renters over Use of Indoor Pool" by Antonio Antenucci and Jennifer Gould Keil (New York Post) and "Owners, Renters Clash over Pool Use in Chelsea Co-op" by Jessica Dailey  (NY.Curbed.com) 

• "Co-ops and Condos Held in Trust Are Eligible for NYC’s Primary-Residence Property-Tax Abatement" by Loeb & Loeb LLP (Lexology.com)

• "Brooklyn Supreme Court Halts Construction of Brighton Beach Bathrooms [in front of Oceana Condominiums] … For Now" by Willie Simpson (SheepsheadBites.com)

• "Firefighter Injured while Battling Upper West Side [Condo] Blaze" by Thomas Tracy (New York Daily News)

• "'Dr. Doom' Economist Nouriel Roubini Forced to Remove Giant Hot Tub" from East Village co-op roof (New York Post)

• "Late Mortgage Payments Hit Credit Score Hard" by Malcolm Carter (Service You Can Trust blog)

• "A 13th-Floor Condo? No Such Luck" by Sanette Tanaka (The Wall Street Journal)

• "Dear Ms. Demeanor: How Do I Get My New [Co-op] Neighbors to Like Me?" by Jamie Lauren Sutton (BrickUnderground.com)

• "Dolly Lenz Sells John Madden’s Dakota Apartment for $3.9 M" by Stephen Jacob Smith (The New York Observer)

Co-op / Condo Board Issues...

• "Taxes for Co-op Rise Sharply" by Jay Romano (The New York Times)

• "Concourse Village Co-op Board Extends Contract Deadline for Maintenance Workers Threatening to Strike" (News 12 Bronx; subscription site)