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					  <title><![CDATA[Questions Boards Should Ask]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1648/1/Questions-Boards-Should-Ask/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Most people living in a co-op or condominium building don&#8217;t have much experience with managing major construction projects. They may have skills that can be very helpful to their board&#8212;such as financial acumen, to name just one&#8212;but not construction experience. If the building is lucky, there may be one person on the board who has some familiarity with the process of working with contractors and others on a major renovation. Sometimes there is actually a contractor or an architect on the board, but that&#8217;s fairly rare. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (C. Jaye Berger, Esq.)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:18:09 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Tracking Building Energy Usage]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1647/1/Tracking-Building-Energy-Usage/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Recent studies of energy usage in multifamily buildings have revealed that the least efficient buildings use up to seven times the energy of the most efficient&#8212;even when those buildings are otherwise similar. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Aaron Yowell)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:17:22 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[The Buyer&#039;s Guide]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1646/1/The-Buyer039s-Guide/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re contemplating buying a new home, there are a few vital questions that should be asked, even before you start attending open houses and getting your heart set on one property or another. Among those questions might be, &#8220;How do I start the process?&#8221; &#8220;What can I afford?&#8221; &#8220;Does the right home exist in my budget?&#8221; &#8220;Should I buy a co-op, condo or townhouse?&#8221; &#8220;Will I be approved for financing?&#8221; &#8220;Will I be approved by a co-op board?&#8221; ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Carol E. Levy)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:15:04 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[What Happens When an Owner Dies]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1645/1/What-Happens-When-an-Owner-Dies/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[In this world, nothing is a certainty but death and taxes. So how does a co-op or condo owner prepare for the certainty of death, as it relates to ownership interest and protect the asset for inheritance and possession purposes? Likewise, how does a board of directors exert control over who ultimately owns&#8212;as well as resides in&#8212;the apartment when a shareholder or deeded owner dies? One might think that it&#8217;s simply a matter of looking at a will to determine both ownership and possessory interests, but nothing in the world of New York real estate is ever simple. The type of ownership interest and, in the case of a co-op, the terms of the proprietary lease are crucial pieces that must be unraveled in the inheritance and occupancy puzzle that follows the death of a shareholder. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Lisa Breier Urban)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:13:46 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Good Records Vital Regardless of Building Size]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1644/1/Good-Records-Vital-Regardless-of-Building-Size/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[On March 31st, 2008, the Supreme Court of New York County rendered a decision illustrating the importance for cooperatives and condominiums of documenting board and owner action properly. As cooperatives and condominiums age, the proper keeping of records has become an issue for many of them. It is an issue that should not be overlooked. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (John Van Der Tuin)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:12:00 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Conserving Energy]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1643/1/Conserving-Energy/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[While increasing energy costs are financially painful, they do help motivate all of us to think a little bit more about resources and conservation. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (John P. Turner, PE)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:10:40 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[A Look at the Attorney General&#039;s Office]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1642/1/A-Look-at-the-Attorney-General039s-Office/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Most New Yorkers are familiar with New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, but how many people have heard the name Kenneth Demario before? If you&#8217;re someone concerned with co-ops, condos or any real estate issues in the city, Demario is someone you need to know. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Keith Loria)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:08:52 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[New York City&#039;s Fiscal Plan]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1641/1/New-York-City039s-Fiscal-Plan/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg proposed a $59.1 billion budget plan for Fiscal Year 2009 and presented an updated four-year financial plan for New York City. The mayor&#8217;s budget plan maintains the city&#8217;s financial footing in the near term by reining in expenditures across the city, with city-funded spending only expected to grow by 0.1 percent. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Debra A. Estock)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:07:16 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[More Thans Just Glitz, Glamour &amp; Crystal Balls]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1640/1/More-Thans-Just-Glitz-Glamour-amp-Crystal-Balls/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[The heart of New York City is Times Square. Named for the good times you have when you are&#8230;in it,&#8221; says Michael Scott in the NBC comedy, The Office. He then heads into Sbarro for a &#8216;real&#8217; New York slice. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Brendan Flaherty)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:58:04 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Cable Choices for Co-ops and Condos]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1639/1/Cable-Choices-for-Co-ops-and-Condos/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Two months ago, Sam Levy felt like he was spending more time on the phone with Time Warner than with his girlfriend Nikki. Levy, who lives in western Brooklyn, a region served exclusively by Time Warner, was having trouble with his cable service and Internet connection, and, working full time, he could not wait around his apartment for the cable repairman between the hours of noon and 5 p.m. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Brendan Flaherty)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:56:28 EDT</pubDate>
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