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Board Operations Banning Hoverboards
Banning Hoverboards

On the heels of a nationwide recall of a half-million hoverboards by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) due to a fire risk, co-ops, condos and HOAs are warily looking at ways in which to ban the usage of these two-whe…

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Management Relations Finding the Right Match
Finding the Right Match

As in any healthy marriage, an association board and its manager must be compatible or else the relationship will oftentimes end in a messy divorce, experts at a Community Associations Institute (CAI) Big Apple panel told an audience of …

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Management Navigating the Lap of Luxury
Navigating the Lap of Luxury

A hotel is often viewed as simply a weigh station; a temporary rest stop for the active wanderer. Thus there has always been something fascinating about those who take up permanent residence therein, whether they be Tennessee Williams, Bob …

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Law & Legislation Give Me a J-51
Give Me a J-51

Editor’s Note:   The web article  published on 7/14/16 “Give Me a J-51” by John Zurz on legislation sponsored by State Sen. Tony Avella and Assemblyman Edward Braunstein  on the J-51 tax abatement program, has been corrected to clarify tha…

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Law & Legislation Scary Movie
Scary Movie

Who knew? Who'd ever thought that your weekly movie screening inside your condo or co-op's rec room could get your HOA into possible legal trouble? Incredible as it may be, but that seemingly innocent and fun activity with your neighbors c…

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Real Estate Trends Manhattan Residential Prices Jump
Manhattan Residential Prices Jump

Boosted by a heavy volume of new development closings, Manhattan apartment prices soared in the second quarter of 2016, rising 13.1 percent over the same period last year.  According to the second quarter Manhattan Sales report by Doug…

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Law & Legislation Skyscraper on Stilts
Skyscraper on Stilts

Residents of the Sky House condominiums at 11 E. 29 th St., a 55-story building that once towered over its Madison Square Park neighborhood, have launched a successful zoning challenge against a newly proposed condo across the street, te…

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Law & Legislation A New Classification
A New Classification

For the last three years State Senator Tony Avella, D-11, who represents the Queens neighborhood of Bayside, has been trying to get co-ops and condominiums in the state of New York reclassified under the tax code so as to lower the amount o…

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