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Find advice, solutions and sympathy regarding everyday issues you may have as an NYC co-op or condo board member or manager in our Building Operations article section. Some of the questions and topics covered include: How do you run your staff? What happens when your boiler blows? How do you hire a roof-replacement contractor? If it’s about your physical plant, you’ll find it here.
A Condo Board President Learns the Value of Persistence
Written by Tom Soter on June 11, 2019
Trying to make a complicated capital project "as pleasant as possible."
Tight Rules on Cooling Towers Are Getting Tighter
Written by Kathryn Farrell on June 07, 2019
Violations and disease outbreaks have led city to crack down harder.
Fixing the So-Called “Fixed” Costs at Co-ops and Condos
Written by Bill Morris on June 03, 2019
Stephen Doherty found a way to shave his co-op’s electricity bill.
It's a Big Deal When Someone Leaves a Small Co-op
Written by Michele Cardella on May 10, 2019
Change may be inevitable, but that doesn't make it pleasant.
Barbecuing 101: To Ban or Not to Ban?
Written by Rose Horowitz on May 09, 2019
Regulating barbecues is a smoky issue for co-op and condo boards
There's Only So Much to Be Done About Scaffolds
May 09, 2019
Co-op and condo boards should keep residents posted on facade repairs.
Co-op and condo boards have until June 15 to schedule a city inspection.
Capital Project Management Doesn’t Always Trigger a Fee
Written by Ann Farmer on April 30, 2019
Co-op and condo boards can sometimes avoid paying extra for oversight.
The Fluid Fees for Oversight on Capital Projects
Written by Ann Farmer on April 29, 2019
Co-op and condo boards face a puzzling smorgasbord of fees for project oversight.
It's Too Early to Shut Down the Heat
April 11, 2019
Switching from heat to air-conditioning before May 31 is against the law.
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