THE BRONX

Surprises are a part of every capital project, so boards must prepare.

For co-ops and condos eager to switch from oil to gas but stymied by the cost, Con Edison has just announced 16 new Area Growth Zones for 2016 with a sweet incentive — a no-cost connection opportunity from the street to your building. It's a continuation of the company's present program, and the time to sign up is now. In case you don't know, there are two main costs in a conversion project. One is the price of all work within your property line, such as gas piping, equipment, and chimney-liners, which are the building's responsibility. The cost for this work is typically referred to as the "internal conversion costs." 

... could an East Harlem co-op board be about the worst slumlord around, and corrupt as well? Another board on Park Avenue isn't smelling like roses, either, or gas. We've smoking, squirrels and squash — the vegetable, not the game — plus the latest in condo / co-op amenities. And for boards, we've got fallout from the Dakota co-op discrimination suit and more.

Governing documents will spell out this basic – and controversial – power.

Co-op and condo boards must address residents' safety – and anxieties.

Board decided to re-do all 160 elevators once, and re-do them right.

Board claims its retaining walls do not fall under Local Law 37.

Shaft walls, in danger of collapse, require emergency repairs.

Board bans visits from the 70-pound dog of a shareholder’s relative.

Cracking terraces on this high-rise co-op turned out to be an easy fix.