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Toby Johnson's Journey: From Math Professor to Co-Op Treasurer in Brooklyn UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Paula Chin on May 02, 2024

started last June and was just completed in December. Each apartment has its own compressor, two of them ... budgeted for repairs and switched to electrification, saving the building money and reducing its carbon

Lower Manhattan Co-op: A Swirl of Neighbors Rising and Falling Together UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Michele Cardella on March 21, 2024

reaction to my fellow shareholders, we also rise, but in our case it’s in opposition to the board. Usually ... repairs, but the community has managed to maintain a smooth consistency due to its collective aversion

Sara Hewitt's Legal Expertise Helps Tackle East 73rd St.'s Challenges UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Paula Chin on March 21, 2024

It’s no brag, just fact: Sarah Hewitt has good business sense. A graduate of Williams College

Revamping the Rules UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Mary Federico on March 18, 2024

on three general “rules of house rules.” It’s not enough to follow just one or two of them; you need

Going With the Flow UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Michele Cardella on March 18, 2024

bunch. Just catching up with our neighbors can take 30 minutes. Then it’s another hour or two to get

Luxury Fifth Avenue Condo Buyers Take Developer to Court Over Defects

Midtown, Manhattan

The rich are not all that much different from the rest of us, as it turns out. They, too, buy ... is one of the biggest investments you'll every make. This purchase is more than just buying a home, it

Business Judgment Rule: Lessons for Co-op and Condo Boards

New York City

a co-op, condo or HOA board-issued rule or policy no matter how strongly the judge may disagree with it ... -ops and condos face legal and financial challenges that have to be solved. Whether it's a question of how

Filling In the Gap UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Ed Mackoul, Mackoul Risk Solutions on January 23, 2024

property managers do it because they request proof just once or at best once a year, and that’s it. Also

What Lies Beneath UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Paula Chin on January 23, 2024

. “That would have been just too painful for shareholders.” For board president Shana Wertheimer, the co

Refreshing the Rules UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Paula Chin on January 23, 2024

the timetable, it’s important that boards don’t overstretch by trying to do too much. “We have seen boards try

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Pooh May 12, 2024

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Elisa May 08, 2024

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