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					  <title><![CDATA[Dealing with Difficult Board Members]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1696/1/Dealing-with-Difficult-Board-Members/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ On last season&#8217;s &#8220;The Apprentice&#8221; reality show, celebrities volunteered their time to team up and compete, not
 for a job with the Donald Trump organization, but to win a large donation to
 their favorite charity. The show&#8217;s concept is to win tasks and prevent hearing the infamous words, &#8220;You&#8217;re Fired!&#8221; from Donald Trump. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Lisa Iannucci)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:53:33 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Does the White Knight Approach Really Work?]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/317/1/Does-the-White-Knight-Approach-Really-Work/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[In the 1980s, at the height of the conversion movement, many New Yorkers were thrilled because they were able to buy apartments at a great insider's price. But, for some, the dream of
owning their own home turned sour. Imagine learning that your co-op's
sponsor is about to default, or that foreclosure is imminent. This is a
surefire recipe for sleepless nights and major league stress.
Thankfully, today, with the real estate market on the rebound, these
situations have become much less common. But for those co-op owners who
lived through it, it was a nightmare. Fortunately for some, disaster
was avoided when White Knight investors who specialize in bailing out
co-op corporations in financial distress rode to the rescue.
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Barbara Dershowitz)</author>
					  <pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:17:32 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Can This Co-op Be Saved?]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/322/1/Can-This-Co-op-Be-Saved/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[The collapse of the New York real estate market in the late 1980s left dozens, if not hundreds, of co-ops unable
to pay or refinance their mortgages. Many sponsors managed to have
their plans declared effective with only 15 percent of the units
soldthe minimum required by law and then watched the co-op market
disintegrate. Unable to meet the maintenance payments on the units they
still held, sponsors defaulted or went bankrupt, leaving the co-op
corporation with occupied units on which the rents didn't cover the
maintenance.
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Susan Hewitt)</author>
					  <pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:09:33 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Board Resource Guide: A Vital Board Tool, But Beware]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1675/1/Board-Resource-Guide-A-Vital-Board-Tool-But-Beware/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Like it or not, e-mail is a permanent fixture of contemporary business communications. In real estate, board members and property managers use e-mail to discuss the most official and the most personal matters of their lives, from scheduling meetings to disseminating documents, to sharing a quirky video on YouTube. E-mail allows board members to discuss their concerns without having to call a meeting, work around everyone&#8217;s schedule, and find a place to physically meet. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Jonathan J. Levin)</author>
					  <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:55:42 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Board Resource Guide: A Look at the Board Member Election Process]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1674/1/Board-Resource-Guide-A-Look-at-the-Board-Member-Election-Process/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[It is an annual rite of passage for owners of co-ops and condos. Once a year or thereabouts, they gather in a common area&#8212;in my co-op in Astoria it was the basement, right off the washers and dryers&#8212;and vote for next year&#8217;s board. Sometimes the elections are closely contested. Often, the same people stay on the board for decades. Sometimes&#8212;as was the case with my building&#8212;we owners were so desperate to not be on the board that we elected a president, who didn&#8217;t even live in the building. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Greg Olear)</author>
					  <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:52:07 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[A Case Study in Queens]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1589/1/A-Case-Study-in-Queens/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[My family and I have been living in Glen Oaks Village 
 in Queens for over 25 years. Originally built for the families of soldiers 
 returning after World War II, the garden-style cooperative community is one 
 of the largest in the New York metro area, boasting nearly 3,000 units and 
 providing housing for some 10,000 residents. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Roseanne Corrado)</author>
					  <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:32:43 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[The Industry&#039;s Biggest Trade Show Returns]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1580/1/The-Industry039s-Biggest-Trade-Show-Returns/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Spring means many things to many people&#8212;but for anyone involved in the tri-state area's residential real estate industry, The Cooperator's 21st Annual Co-op & Condo Expo&#8212;to be held this year on Tuesday, April 29th on three floors of the Hilton New York&#8212;is as much a part of the season as budding trees and warmer temperatures. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Hannah Fons)</author>
					  <pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:58:48 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Neighbor vs. Neighbor]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1391/1/Neighbor-vs-Neighbor/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Disagreement and conflict between neighbors is something people have had to contend with since the first two Paleolithic human families decided to set up house in adjacent caves. While serious problems may be rarities in the suburbs and exurbs where there&#8217;s ample space between houses, New York City&#8217;s vertically stacked living quarters can give rise to points of contention that would be non-issues in other communities. And if those points aren&#8217;t handled quickly and fairly by building administration, they can fester into serious problems. Intra-building feuds can create big headaches for boards, managers, and anyone living around the warring parties. &nbsp; ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Greg Olear)</author>
					  <pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 21:59:49 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Building Community Through Communication]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1574/1/Building-Community-Through-Communication/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[The "mortar" that cements together the building blocks for community is communication between homeowners and the leadership team. The following types of communication are extremely important: (a) member surveys&#8212;both written and via focus groups; (b) annual meetings; (c) town hall meetings / mid-year report-back to owners (you should receive and encourage owner input); (d) service requests/complaints&#8212;use a review and response procedure; (e) community activities, such as National "Night Out"; (f) block parties or holiday parties. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Ronald L. Perl)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:25:37 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Rules and Problems]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1564/1/Rules-and-Problems/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Although many co-ops and condos in New York City might not like it, shareholders and unit owners often rent out their apartments to subletters. Board control over subletting can vary&#8212;from stringent in most co-ops, to giving the board the first right of refusal in condos. But sometimes, residents try to sidestep the board and allow a subletter to move in. And even with board approval, having a renter, or several renters, in the building could pose problems. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Stephanie Mannino)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:04:26 EST</pubDate>
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