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Dear Ms. Demeanor: How do I know if my co-op board is doing a good job?

… you never really know if a professional is doing their job until a crisis occurs So unless your primary care physician misses a glaring illness or your accountant causes the IRS to contact you everything seems fine With a coop board however you do have options First of all in …

By Dianne Ackerman |October 4, 2019 - 10:00AM
Dear Ms. Demeanor: What can a co-op board do about a shareholder who wants us to hire his guy?

… $25000 for the project One shareholder started screaming at us that he knew cameras and there was no way it could cost … or the fact that we depend on our management company to get us reliable people who have worked in their other buildings … says they have a guyor a galinvite them to pass along contact information to management You were not elected to …

By Dianne Ackerman |September 27, 2019 - 9:00AM
 

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Real estate agents
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Sam Himmelstein
Real estate lawyers
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Sam Himmelstein, Esq., represents NYC tenants and tenant associations in disputes over evictions, rent increases, rental conversions, rent stabilization law, lease buyouts and many other issues.

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Dean Roberts
Real estate lawyers
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Dean Roberts is a real estate attorney specialiazing in co-op and condo law at Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus in Manhattan.

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Ryan Greer is the Senior Vice President and mortgage loan officer at National Cooperative Bank in Manhattan.

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Anna is a general contractor and the CEO and Co-Founder of Bolster, a data-driven design-build firm on a mission to eliminate risk from major home renovations through radical transparency.
 

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Christopher M. Tarnok, Esq
Christopher M. Tarnok
Real estate lawyers
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Christopher M. Tarnok, Esq., represents New York City property owners and condominium and cooperative boards in all real estate and construction related matters including litigation, transactional matters and the negotiation of construction and access agreements for residential and commercial projects.