Co-op / Condo News: No Flood Insurance Rate Hike; Dog Gone, Lawsuit Not; More
Feb. 3, 2014 — Recent news affecting co-op / condo buyers, sellers, boards and residents. This week: Remember that deaf grandfather a couple of weeks ago in Battery Park City, where the condo board disapproved a service dog? Yeah, that dog died, but the man has another one and the board's not pursuing eviction. However, the homeowner is still pursuing an anti-discrimination lawsuit. In better news for boards, the U.S. Senate is delaying an increase in the cost of mandatory flood insurance — and speaking of which, some New York City property managers are encouraging serious disaster-prep at their buildings. Plus, it's the latest amenity: personal shoppers! Which they still don't have at Billy Joel's former co-op, now up for sale.
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 Board Issues...
- "Cove Club Condo Drops Eviction Suit Against Service Dog Owner, But Discrimination Case Against Condo Will Press On" by Kim Velsey (The New York Observer)
- "Senate Passes Bill to Delay Flood Insurance Hikes" (AP via Crain's New York Business)
- "New York Property Managers Devise Survival Plans for the Next Disaster" by Julie Satow (The New York Times)
- "Bronx Co-op Tells Judge to Nix Suit over FLSA Violations" (Law360.com)
- "Attorney Fees Knocked Down in [60 E. 88th Street Co-op] Dog Barking Case" by Brendan Pierson (New York Law Journal)
Co-op / Condo Buying, Selling, Living...
- "Of Course the Condo Has a Gym, but What About a Personal Shopper?" by Sharon Otterman (The New York Times)
- "Ask an Expert: Are There Any Drawbacks to Buying an Apartment Under an LLC? Can I Still Get a Mortgage?" by Teri Karush Rogers (BrickUnderground.com)
- "Bus Service Back on Track in Co-op City" by Jennifer H. Cunningham (New York Daily News) and "MTA Approves Bus Service Upgrades for Commuters in Co-op City" (News 12 The Bronx)
- [Washing machines in co-op apartments / Shares in trust / Lot-line windows] by Ronda Kaysen (The New York Times)
- "Buy Billy Joel’s Former [Co-op] on E. 57th St. and You Can Be a Big Shot, Too" by Matt Chaban (New York Daily News)
WebCitation archives:
Cove Club • Flood Insurance • Property Managers • Bronx Co-op • Attorney Fees • Personal Shopper • Ask an Expert • Bus Service • MTA • Washing / Shares / Lot-line • Billy Joel