Co-op / Condo News: Doggie Doings and More Tax-Abatement Uncertainty
Dec. 3, 2012 — Recent news affecting co-op / condo buyers, sellers, boards and residents. This week, politicians remain concerned over Albany gridlock keeping a crucial tax abatement in limbo, and is that Doberman really a service dog when the disabled person doesn't even live there? One brave pundit asks, "Is holiday tipping necessary?" And the co-op boards and residents of Co-op City and 505 LaGuardia Place can breathe easily now that a couple of important deals got done.
Read all the latest co-op /condo 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 or Archive.org.
Co-op / Condo Buying, Selling, Living...
- "Co-op, Condo [Tax] Abatement Faces Uncertain Future" by Joseph Orovic (Queens Chronicle)
- "Owners of Doberman in Battery Park City Say Condo Board Is Barking Up Wrong Tree" by Kerry Burke and Bill Hutchinson (New York Daily News) Cove Club Condominium 2 South End Avenue
- "Is Holiday Tipping Really Necessary?" by Lucy Cohen Blatter (BrickUnderground.com)
- "Condo Owner Shut Out Of His Damaged Manhattan Home For Months" by Susan Jhun (NY1 News; Nov. 26) and "Manhattan Condo Owner Can Return To Sandy-Flooded [Greenwich Club Residences] Early Next Week" by Susan Jhun (NY1 News; Nov. 30)
- "Financing for Small Co-op Units" by Betsy Vereckey (The New York Times)
- "[Real Estate] Brokers Face Stiff Competition. From Lawyers." by Malcolm Carter (Service You Can Trust blog)
- "Condo Fees After Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure / Leaving a Co-op Unit to Charity" by Jay Romano (The New York Times)
Co-op / Condo Board Issues...
- "Co-op City Gets $621M Refi" by Paul Bubny (GlobeSt.com) and "$621M Mortgage Will Keep Co-op City Affordable" (Real Estate Weekly)
- "NYU Strikes Deal with LaGuardia Co-op" (Real Estate Weekly)
WebCitation archives:
Tax Abatement • Doberman • Holiday Tipping • Condo Owner Can Return • Financing • Brokers Competition • Condo Fees / Leaving • Co-op City Refi • Co-op City Affordable • NYU