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NYC co-ops and condos face legal and financial challenges that have to be solved. Whether it's a question of how to raise more money, how to deal with angry owners, or the best ways to work with a building's accountant or lawyer, co-op and condo board directors have to make decisions. The collection of articles here will help your co-op or condo board navigate these waters.
Has Your Insurance Got You Covered?
Written by Tom Soter on January 05, 2017
"Insurance coverage is a minefield of potential problems."
Does Your Pet Policy Have Enough Bite?
December 29, 2016
A pit bull causes beastly problems in an East Harlem co-op.
It’s Official: The 421-a Tax Exemption Is Welfare for Developers
December 26, 2016
New study reveals that big tax breaks produce little affordable housing.
Want to Sue? You’ll Have to Pay to Play
Written by Stuart Saft on December 23, 2016
A modest proposal to level the legal playing field.
The Onus of the Holiday Bonus
December 23, 2016
Co-op and condo boards have to reveal the size of year-end payouts.
Is Your Fire Insurance Full of Hot Air?
Written by Frank Lovece on December 22, 2016
Devastating fire highlights importance of obscure “Standard Policy.”
The Fine Art of Persistence
Written by Paula Chin on December 20, 2016
A board’s hard work and creativity rescue the Peekskill Art Lofts.
New York: A Tale of Three Cities
December 14, 2016
More people are rich, more are poor, and the middle class is shrinking.
Ho Ho No: Bad News and Good News on Tax Rates
December 05, 2016
Residential taxes up slightly, while commercial rates dip.
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