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Q. My co-op's basement was flooded during Hurricane Sandy and we had no heat or electricity for two weeks.   My husband and I checked into a hotel with our 3-month old and 2-year-old.

Q. My mom is in contract for a co-op in a neighborhood severely damaged by Hurricane Sandy. Her building had minimal damage and there was none to her unit, but real estate agents I have spoken to say the...

Q. Is there anything wrong with asking one of the doormen in my building to write a recommendation letter to the co-op board of the building I'm applying to? I know he would be willing, but how would it be...

No one can deny that Hurricane Sandy has been a learning curve as well as a severe weather event for NYC.

This week, instead of taking a reader question, we asked ...

Q. My divorce was recently finalized and I'm ready to buy an apartment.  I've heard that co-op boards are not very friendly to divorced buyers. What exactly does that mean? What can I do about it?...

Q. I live in a 480-unit co-op complex where the ex-super was voted as a board member. Afterwards three property managers in a row quit and now his wife is the new property manager, which the board approved...

Q. An Italian restaurant opened up in the ground floor of my building early this summer. Now my apartment is filled with the smell of garlic all night long. Even my clothes and hair smell like garlic....

Q. My co-op is now demanding that in addition to notification and approval of deliveries of large items such as couches, beds, etc., we must have the retailer and delivery service file proof of...

Q. Last week one of my window air conditioners fell out of my window six stories down into the air shaft below.

Thank God no one was hurt, but the a/c was destroyed and...