Co-op / Condo News: Dirty Fuel, Dogs and Cats, Mezuzah Misehgas, More
New York, NY, July 25, 2011 — Recent news for your co-op board or condo association.
The future of fuel oil gets an airing, there are controversial board-member doings on the Lower East Side, and armed security guards threaten striking co-op workers. Plus, condo board members find that removing a mezuzah literally creates a federal case. Around the country boards show flexibility on guide dogs, stray cats and a Marine Corps flag, but get vindictive with a 72-year-old woman. And for co-op / condo buyers and sellers, we've news of brokers, bed bugs and Brown — singer Chris Brown, who a condo board claims is getting all Rihanna on them.
Read all the latest co-op / co-op 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.
- "10,000 Buildings Get the Word on ‘Dirty’ Fuel" by Vivian S.Toy (The New York Times)
- "Seward Park Co-op Cancels 'Re-Vote'" by Ed Litvak (The Lo-Down) See also: Habitat "Co-op / Condo News: Gyms, Sticky-Fingered Staff and Boards Win v. Noise" on Seward Park board controversy
- "Condo Still on the Hook for Removing Mezuzah" by Jack Bouboushian (Courthouse News Service)
- "Co-op Labor Dispute Brings Clash Between Workers and Security Guards" by Lisa L. Colangelo (New York Daily News)
- "A Conversation with [Three-Building, 800-unit] Hillman Co-op Board President Aaron From" by Ed Litvak (The Lo-Down)
- "Anonymity vs. Public Voting / Keeping Mum on a Settlement" by Jay Romano (The New York Times)
Buying and Selling...
- "5 Things I've Learned in the 4 Months My Apartment Has Been on the Market" by Jennifer Ciotta (BrickUnderground.com)
- "The High Road: Some brokers take kickbacks" by Malcolm Carter (Service You Can Trust blog)
- "Complaints Rise Even as Bedbug Violations Drop" by Richard Autry and Melanie Grayce West (The Wall Street Journal)
- "Chris Brown -- Neighbors Say He's a Nightmare" (TMZ.com) and "Chris Brown: There's a Conspiracy Against Me!" (TMZ.com)
Board Issues from Around the Country...
- "All's Well for Bloomingdale Man with Barking Guide Dog" by Elisabeth Mistretta (Daily Herald, Arlington Heights, Ill.) See also: Habitat "Co-op / Condo News: Parking Permits, Blind Man's Barking Dog, More"
- "Cat Lady Wins Her Battle with Homeowners Association" by Cathy Dyson (The Free Lance–Star, Fredericksburg, Va.)
- "[Board] Gives In Over Military Flag Dispute" (WSB-TV, Atlanta, Ga.)
- "Court Tosses $1.5M Parking-Garage Verdict Against Beauvallon Condos" (Law Week Colorado)
- "72-Year-Old Woman Sues [Condo Board] After [Employee] Pushes Her in Pool" by Elizabeth Donatelli (WAVE-TV, Louisville, Ky.)
WebCitation archives:
"Dirty Fuel" • "Seward Park" • "Mezuzah" • "Labor Dispute" • "Hillman Co-op"• "Anonymity / Settlement" • "5 Things" • "Kickbacks" • "Bedbug" • "Nightmare" • "Conspiracy" • "Guide Dog" • "Cat Lady" •"Flag" • "Parking Garage" • "72-Year-Old"
