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What's a shareholder to do when the board is the problem?

FHA may shake the money tree, a potential boon for young, old, and minority condo-buyers.

Sometimes it pays for boards to think unconventional thoughts; it always pays to go after a sponsor for shoddy construction.

Solar energy permits increased twelve-fold in the past four years.

New city plan would put cap on sale prices, increase oversight.

You CAN Fight City Hall

Written by Adam Leitman Bailey and Frank Lovece on September 27, 2016

New York City

Here are nine ways to get Environmental Control Board violations dismissed.

This week we alert you to two ways to save big money: self-management and paperless applications.

The Piano Factory, a co-op known as "the Dakota of Hell's Kitchen," is living proof that self-management saves money – but also requires a serious commitment from shareholders.

In our second story, we'll tell you how your board can save a lot of time, money and trouble – and a forest worth of trees – by switching to paperless applications from prospective buyers.

In Week by Week, sponsored by Matthew Adam Properties, we'll lay out the challenges of managing your own building and going paperless.

Download it today at the App Store and Google Play.

At this co-op, some dogs are more equal than others.

Boards don’t have to say why they reject apartment buyers – yet.

This week we'll remind you that you can fight City Hall, and that there might be a high-tech answer to building security.

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