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When Your Condo Starts Turning Into a Hotel … UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Phyllis H. Weisberg on November 08, 2017

can define guests in your house rules. You could put restrictions on guests. You would couple that new house

Developer Wants to Raze and Replace West Village Houses

with the affordable housing program for at least 20 more years instead of going to market-rate sales. Shareholders ... West Village Houses (image via Google Maps) ... by an elected board of directors, these housing corporations are like mini-cities with their own bylaws ... Developer wants to replace 420 affordable co-op units with new buildings. ... West Village Houses ... A Greenwich Village affordable co-op with ties to civic activist Jane Jacobs has received an offer ... Developer Wants to Raze and Replace West Village Houses

When Thinking About Amending Your Constitution … UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Geoffrey R. Mazel on November 07, 2017

. If you want to change your house rules to say that certain levels of noise can’t be made after 8 o

When Your Neighbors Don’t Pay Their Monthly Dues … UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Stephen M. Lasser on November 07, 2017

the shareholder to housing court and threaten to evict the shareholder. However, because there is no

When An Owner Sues … UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Scott S. Greenspun on November 07, 2017

. Many boards are now considering implementing a bylaw provision that affords the board a unilateral

When Residents Want to Break Walls … UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by C. Jaye Berger on November 07, 2017

.” To understand the nature of condominiums, you should imagine that you own a house, but a house that’s in a space

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may have to contact an attorney to help you get this straightened out. If you can't afford a private

When Pet Owners Bite Back … UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Steven R. Wagner on November 07, 2017

or service dogs that have not been trained. The Fair Housing Act of 1968 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973

When Short-Timers Move In … UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Karol S. Robinson on November 07, 2017

impact by keeping affordable units off the market and causing upward pressure on the rental market, both

Before Trouble Knocks … UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Matthew J. Leeds on November 07, 2017

-quarters. But as another approach, a board might try to impose the requirement by implementing a house rule. The extent

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