Co-op / Condo News: Labor, Litigation, Listings, and Lensing Legality

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...

• "Concourse Village Contract Standoff Will Get Costly Come Sept. 1, Says Union" by Shannon E. Ayala (New York Daily News)

• "Bay Terrace Co-op President Endorses Quinn" by Phil Corso (Queens Campaigner blog, TimesLedger Newspapers)

• "Candid Camera, Co-op Style," on the legality of residents photographing or shooting video of people breaking house rules / bylaws, by Jay Romano  (The New York Times)

• "Closing Time: On June 27, 2013, I Finally Became a Co-op Owner" by Elle Bee (BrickUnderground.com)

• "Manhattan Listings Getting Snapped Up 38% Faster than Last Year" (TheRealDeal.com)

• "Disclosure Forms Not Always Needed for Buyers" by Malcolm Carter (Service You Can Trust blog)

• "A Noisy Condo Courtyard / Neighbors’ Refuse in a [Co-op's] Garden / Leaky Air-Conditioner Causes Problems" by Jay Romano  (The New York Times)

Co-op / Condo Board Issues...

• "Condo Board [of 2 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza] Hits Wolf Haldenstein with $2M Malpractice Suit" by Pete Brush (Law360.com)

• "[Trump Village] Co-op, Nonprofit Mailers Promote Council Candidate" by Chris Bragg (Crain's New York Business) Coney Island

 

WebCitation archives:

Concourse Village • Bay Terrace • Candid Camera • Closing Time • Manhattan Listings • Disclosure Forms • Noisy / Neighbors / Leaky • Malpractice Suit • Trump Village