Co-op / Condo News: Class-Action Suit vs. Property-Tax Craziness, and More

Read all the latest co-op /condo news for buyers, sellers and board members 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.

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

• "Rats Plague Allerton Coops" by Jennifer H. Cunningham (New York Daily News) 

• "Bronx Condo Owners Get Tax Relief" by Denis Slattery (New York Daily News); "Late Bill in State Budget Benefits Bronx Condo Complex" by Pat Bailey (New York Post); and "De Blasio Blindsided by Bronx Condo’s Tax Break" by Pat Bailey and Beth DeFalco (New York Post)

• "4 Ways to Screw Up Your Mortgage Application — And How to Avoid Them" by Robbie Gendels (BrickUnderground.com)

• "Jimmy Fallon Celebrates Early ‘Tonight Show’ Success with New, $1.35 M. Gramercy Park Co-op" by Kim Velsey (The New York Observer) and "Willem Dafoe Picks Up Jane Street Penthouse Co-op for $4M" by Mark Maurer (TheRealDeal.com) 

Co-op / Condo Board Issues...

• "MTA Sued for Construction Damage to Luxury Condo" by Julia Marsh (New York Post)

• "An Indescribable [New York City Property-Tax] System, Threatened," on a class-action lawsuit on its inequities, by Dana Rubinstein (CapitalNewYork.com)

• "Battle for Kosher Lower East Side Ends — Sadly" by Michael Kaminer (The Jewish Daily Forward)

• "Manhattan Boro Prez Seeks More Landmarks" by Joe Anuta (Crain's New York Business)

WebCitation archives:

Rats • Tax Relief • Late Bill • De Blasio • 4 Ways • Jimmy Fallon • Willem Dafoe • MTA • Indescribable • Battle for Kosher • Manhattan Boro Prez