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The Board Room: What co-op boards should ask (and tell) buyers at the interview (sponsored)

5/15/12 - 7:11 AM

As a lawyer representing co-op boards for nearly two decades, I’ve spent a fair amount of time ...
Neighborly nuisances, and how to avoid them

by Lucy Cohen Blatter | 5/09/12 - 2:43 PM

Along with a sitcom-sized apartment, we’d all love to have a Monica/Rachel -Joey/Chandler neighbor situation where your neighbor also happens to be your best friend...
A board member explains why it's all your fault

by Anonymous as told to Marjorie Cohen | 5/08/12 - 8:21 AM

Feeling a little snappish about your co-op or condo board? Take a deep breath, and consider the possibility that your board is feeling a little snappish about you. And that...

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The Board Room: New York City condos wake up to the high price of absentee ownership

Investor demand has helped fuel rising condo prices, but many New York City condo boards are waking up to the fact that a...

Ask an Expert: Do I have to tell the board that my boyfriend moved out?

by Teri Karush Rogers | 5/01/12 - 2:23 PM

Q. A few years ago I bought a two-bedroom co-op with my boyfriend at the time. About 5 months ago he decided to end the relationship and moved out....
Fines, gyms, and parking spots help boards keep co-op/condo owners in line (sponsored)

4/24/12 - 7:39 AM

Seeking a faster and cheaper alternative to court, more co-op and condo boards are taking to a DIY stance toward rule-breaking residents, levying fines from $25 to $1,000 for...
The Open House Scorecard: Prewar UWS condos for under a mil (seriously)

by Sara Alessi | 4/23/12 - 2:05 PM

If you’re a sucker for prewar AND not up for trying to convince board members that you, your family and your pets would make suitable neighbors, take notes on this week’s Open...

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The Board Room: New York City condos wake up to the high price of absentee ownership

Investor demand has helped fuel rising condo prices, but many New York City condo boards are waking up to the fact that a...

The Board Room: When renters go bad, condos go to court (or wait for the lease to expire) (sponsored)

4/09/12 - 10:15 AM

Condos are a popular investment among buyers in part because, unlike co-ops, condo owners enjoy a relatively unrestricted right to rent out the apartment should the need or...
Springtime buying intel: Avoiding a toxic co-op, keeping some things from your broker, and more inside tips

by Lucy Cohen Blatter | 4/04/12 - 8:20 AM

First-quarter market reports released yesterday show high- and low-end sales picking up in Manhattan; CurbedNY's ...
StreetNoise: Renters getting hosed on Craigslist, what to do when the co-op board stinks, and more

by Ronda Kaysen | 3/22/12 - 8:23 AM
- Renters getting...

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The Board Room: New York City condos wake up to the high price of absentee ownership

Investor demand has helped fuel rising condo prices, but many New York City condo boards are waking up to the fact that a...

6 rules for dealing with unstable co-op owners (sponsored)

3/15/12 - 10:05 AM

Like burglaries and roof leaks, every co-op has one sooner or later: A mentally unstable resident whose behavior is anywhere from annoying, to scary, to downright dangerous....
Ask an Expert: How to run for the board and win

by Teri Karush Rogers | 3/13/12 - 2:52 PM

Q. I would like to run for a seat on my condo resident board. Any tips or suggestions for a successful campaign?
A. The real estate lawyers and...
The Board Room: Don't treat the minutes like a diary (sponsored)

3/13/12 - 7:17 AM

Board minutes are a co-op or condo building’s institutional memory, a historical record of the business conducted at each board meeting that survives the turnover of elected...
Ask an Expert: Is a double-digit maintenance increase legal?

by Teri Karush Rogers | 3/06/12 - 8:00 AM

Q. Last year, the maintenance fees in my co-op went up 10%, and this year, after a very intense annual board meeting, we were notified that the fee...
StreetNoise: How to find a cheap W'burg rental; co-op boards under fire and more

by Ronda Kaysen | 3/05/12 - 7:39 AM
- One man's dream of a sparkly new condo is another's ...
Scangate! Scanning scheme compromises co-op, condo minutes

by Teri Karush Rogers | 2/29/12 - 7:43 AM

New York City property management firms have reportedly uncovered a widespread scheme to surreptitiously scan complete sets of board minutes, potentially for profit-minded...
StreetNoise: Who needs sleep when the rent is this cheap, tipping the super for working, and more

by Ronda Kaysen | 2/23/12 - 8:47 AM
- Doorman parking ring ...
Living next to the FDR: It's isolated, it's noisy, it's dirty, "it's where we want to be"

by Allen as told to Marjorie Cohen | 2/13/12 - 1:33 PM

I always thought of myself as a 72nd & Broadway kind of guy because I lived in the West 70's when I was single. But soon after I got married in 1986, my wife and I ended up...
Beyond the board interview: 5 good reasons to visit prospective buyers at home (sponsored)

2/06/12 - 9:10 AM

Home visits, in which a buyer’s apartment is ‘inspected’ as part of the co-op approval process, are far from widespread: Of the large number of New York City co-ops my...
StreetNoise: Sex toy home deliveries, surviving a co-op board interview, and more

by Ronda Kaysen | 2/02/12 - 9:08 AM
- Is your apartment making you sick? ...
The Board Room: Why those confidential emails may end up in court anyway (sponsored)

1/31/12 - 9:05 AM

Using email for co-op and condo board business is fast, easy, and efficient. It’s also far less private than you probably think.
Time and again, New York City co-op...