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					  <title><![CDATA[Action in Albany]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1156/1/Action-in-Albany/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[<b>A03813</b>--<b>Automatic Application Approval</b>--Requires applications
 to purchase condominiums or cooperatives to be acted upon within sixty days.
 Failure to do so would result in an automatic approval.
 02/04/2005 referred to Housing
 04/06/2005 amended and recommitted to Housing
 04/06/2005 print number 3813a]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Cooperator Staff)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:17:59 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Buildings Must Comply or Risk Penalties]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1938/1/Buildings-Must-Comply-or-Risk-Penalties/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;New York City&#8217;s skyline is distinguished by thousands of rooftop water tanks. While they make
&nbsp;for interesting architectural conversation pieces, the 5,000 to 10,000-gallon
&nbsp;tanks actually serve a vital purpose. Since the New York City street water
&nbsp;pressure isn&#8217;t sufficient to supply water to apartments above the sixth floor, water is
&nbsp;pumped up to roof tanks for safe keeping until gravity delivers it where it&#8217;s needed&#8212;for cooking, bathing, or putting out potentially deadly fires. With all that
&nbsp;riding on them, it&#8217;s imperative that the tanks are kept safe and well-maintained. 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Philip Kraus)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:58:13 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Double the Trouble]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1937/1/Double-the-Trouble/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;As attorneys who represent a large number of cooperative and condominium
&nbsp;buildings, we&rsquo;re seeing more and more often that, instead of attracting community-oriented
&nbsp;individuals, New York City condominium and cooperative buildings often attract
&nbsp;residents who are ill-suited for communal living. Here&rsquo;s one story about two problematic condominium unit owners who cried &ldquo;wolf&rdquo; in their building one too many times. 
&nbsp;]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Jeffrey S. Reich, Esq. and Steven D. Sladkus, Esq.)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:57:28 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Layoffs, Service Cuts, Sales Tax Hike on Horizon]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1936/1/Layoffs-Service-Cuts-Sales-Tax-Hike-on-Horizon/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has unveiled a $59.4 billion budget plan for Fiscal
&nbsp;Year 2010 that reduces the city&rsquo;s workforce by about 13,000 jobs and counts on givebacks by organized labor to
&nbsp;reduce a projected $4.8 billion budget gap. 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Debra A. Estock)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:56:47 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Conflict Resolution Saves Money...and Community]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1935/1/Conflict-Resolution-Saves-Moneyand-Community/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;With a worldwide fiscal crisis in full swing and many New Yorkers more stressed
&nbsp;than usual over lost jobs, pay cuts, and dwindling assets, the last thing any
&nbsp;co-op or condo community needs is the additional expense and acrimony of a
&nbsp;lawsuit&mdash;especially when both can often be avoided. 
&nbsp;]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Hannah Fons)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:51:57 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Obtaining the Home Promised in the Marketing Materials]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1934/1/Obtaining-the-Home-Promised-in-the-Marketing-Materials/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;At the height of the housing boom, some builders attempted to recapture profits
&nbsp;lost in the price they paid for their properties by cutting costs spent on
&nbsp;labor and materials, and many others could not find good contractors or obtain
&nbsp;low prices for building materials. At the same time, finding competent and affordable contractors and workers
&nbsp;became extremely difficult as New York bustled with a building boom that
&nbsp;included building two major league baseball stadiums, rebuilding Ground Zero,
&nbsp;and planning to build the Freedom Tower, the largest building in the world, in
&nbsp;addition to thousands of condominium and rental units, all at the same time. 
&nbsp;]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Adam Leitman Bailey &amp; John Desiderio)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:51:36 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Checking Credentials, Covering Bases]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1933/1/Checking-Credentials-Covering-Bases/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Those who handle the management of any kind of residential building deal with
&nbsp;contractors and contracts regularly&mdash;but they aren&rsquo;t the only ones who should know about the process. It&rsquo;s not necessarily an arcane topic&mdash;whether the project is a major roof repair or complete window replacement, the
&nbsp;construction process is usually pretty much the same. But what if mistakes are
&nbsp;made in the construction process, either by the managing agent, a consultant or
&nbsp;someone else in charge of these matters? Who&rsquo;s responsible? Whose insurance coverage comes into play? What recourse exists
&nbsp;for building communities having problems with their contractors? 
&nbsp;]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Jonathan Barnes)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:48:53 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Dealing with the Realities of the Recession]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1932/1/Dealing-with-the-Realities-of-the-Recession/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Consider the (fictional) couple, Mr. and Mrs. Smith. They love their co-op
&nbsp;apartment, and have lived in their comfortable and convenient New York City
&nbsp;neighborhood for the last seven years, moving in when Mr. Smith took a job as
&nbsp;editor of a prestigious magazine. He was making a great salary, and Mrs. Smith
&nbsp;was enjoying her new career as an elementary school teacher. When the economy
&nbsp;took a hit last year, Mr. Smith&rsquo;s magazine took a major hit&mdash; advertisers bailed and the magazine folded. Mr. Smith has had a hard time
&nbsp;finding a job ever since, and Mrs. Smith&rsquo;s salary isn&rsquo;t enough to make ends meet. The couple has been struggling&mdash; and they&rsquo;ve missed several maintenance payments. 
&nbsp;]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Lisa Iannucci)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:47:34 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[What&#039;s On Deck in Albany and City Hall]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1931/1/What039s-On-Deck-in-Albany-and-City-Hall/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;As the legislative session in Albany winds down for the year and the New York
&nbsp;City Council continues to address legislation, as always, there are several
&nbsp;measures in play with serious implications for the condo and co-op community. 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Raanan Geberer)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:46:45 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Can&#039;t We All Just Get Along?]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1930/1/Can039t-We-All-Just-Get-Along/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Sometimes our neighbors can be our best friends. They&rsquo;re the people we turn to for emergency babysitting help, or for a cup of sugar,
&nbsp;or for that friendly chat in the elevator. Sometimes, though, the people we
&nbsp;live in close proximity to can be the ones we have the most friction with. And
&nbsp;when conflict erupts between residents, it&rsquo;s often up to the building&rsquo;s board members or management to set things straight and smooth things over. 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Liz Lent)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:45:55 EDT</pubDate>
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