THE BRONX

Shortage of materials bumps up cost of facade project.

Board succeeds in terminating the lease of a litigious shareholder.

It wasn’t easy to prove that inflated gas bills were the result of a faulty meter.

Mitchell-Lama co-op uses virtual tool to narrow pool of management candidates.

She admits she slowed down a little after she turned 80.

This case shows that words are weapons, and they should be used with care.

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.