Co-op / Condo News: Board Decision Killed Elderly Woman, Says Lawsuit
... a court rules against a Queens co-op that tried to evict an elderly couple when the asthmatic, severely allergic wife needed a disallowed air conditioner in order to, you know, breathe and live. Also: How to prep an apartment for sale, what to expect from brokers in 2012, and how condos are becoming like co-ops when it comes to admissions.
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.
Co-op / Condo Buying, Selling, Living...
- "Co-op Board's No-Pet Rule Killed My Wife After Dispute Over Therapy Dog, Widower Says in Lawsuit" by Amy Sacks (New York Daily News)
- "Air Conditioner at Center of Legal Battle" with Whitestone, Queens, co-op board, by Emily Jane Goodman (Gotham Gazette)
- "Benefits of Buying From a Sponsor / Acquiring Portions of a Common Area / A Smoking Ban in a Co-op Building" by Jay Romano (The New York Times)
- "My Big Fat Board Interview: A $50,000 curve ball" by Anonymous as told to Marjorie Cohen (BrickUnderground.com)
- "Out and About: Half a measure isn’t enough" when renovating co-op / condo apartments for sale by Malcolm Carter (Service You Can Trust blog)
- "How [Real Estate] Brokers Beat the Web," on the changing expectations of apartment buyers and sellers, by Lucy Cohen Blatter (amNY)
- "Manhattan Home Prices Fall in Final Months of 2011" by Les Christie (CNN)
Co-op / Condo Board Issues...
- "2011: The Year of the Turndown" of prospective buyers by both co-op and condo boards, by Vivian S.Toy (The New York Times)
- "New Neighborhoods (column): Apathy" by Gary A. Poliakoff and Ryan Poliakoff (Ryan Poliakoff on Condo & HOA Living blog)
WebCitation archives:
No-Pet Rule • Air Conditioner • Benefits/Acquiring/Smoking • $50,000 • Out and About • Brokers • Home Prices • Turndown • Apathy