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					  <title><![CDATA[The Cooperator&#039;s Co-op &amp; Condo Expo]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/715/1/The-Cooperator039s-Co-op-amp-Condo-Expo/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[The Cooperator’s 15th annual Co-op and Condo Expo, which took
place February 25 at the New York Hilton, provided a unique opportunity
for prospective co-op and condo buyers, shareholders and unit owners,
real estate brokers, board members, and managers to meet face-to-face
with the region’s top professionals in the fields of accounting,
mortgage brokerage and lending, exterior maintenance, architectural
engineering, interior design, property management, law, insurance,
telecommunications and building security.]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Debra A. Estock)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:35:08 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Is Seller Allowed at Prospective Buyer Interview?]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1917/1/QampA-Is-Seller-Allowed-at-Prospective-Buyer-Interview/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[We are a small co-op building of 28 units in Jackson Heights, Queens. We would
&nbsp;like to know if during an interview of the prospective buyer a seller is
&nbsp;allowed to be present, where he/she might intervene during the process favoring
&nbsp;the prospective buyer and influencing shareholders, before and during the
&nbsp;voting for approval of the buyer. 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Jeremy J. Deutsch)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:42:42 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Sustainable South Bronx]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1916/1/Sustainable-South-Bronx/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;As a neighborhood, the South Bronx has struggled for nearly three decades under
&nbsp;the negative connotations of its name as a flash point for violent crime,
&nbsp;drugs, and unchecked urban decay. For many of those who live there, life is
&nbsp;bounded on all sides by pollution and poverty. 
]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Keith Loria)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:40:33 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Training for Building Personnel]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1915/1/Training-for-Building-Personnel/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;On the infamous evening of September 11, 2001, Battery Park City resident Hank
&nbsp;Wisner was unable to go home to his smoke- and ash-filled apartment across the
&nbsp;street from the World Trade Center. As he watched the day&rsquo;s events play over and over on a friend&rsquo;s TV, he realized that the average civilian is unprepared to handle an emergency
&nbsp;situation of that magnitude. In the months following 9/11, Wisner began
&nbsp;shopping around for a program his building community could implement to address
&nbsp;emergency rescue issues. 
&nbsp;]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Christine C. Barnas)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:39:39 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Answering the Day-to-Day Questions]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1914/1/Answering-the-Day-to-Day-Questions/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Your roof terrace leaked and the neighbor below you sued for damages. The
&nbsp;heating system in your apartment failed to work and the managing agent sent you
&nbsp;the bill for its repair. You bought a dog for your child, and six months later
&nbsp;the board has demanded that the animal be removed from the building. What are
&nbsp;your options in these scenarios? 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Irwin Cohen)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:38:12 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Legal Cases Your Board Should Know]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1913/1/Legal-Cases-Your-Board-Should-Know/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;While not everyone who serves on his or her co-op or condo board needs to be an
&nbsp;attorney or have an encyclopedic knowledge of the law, it never hurts to be
&nbsp;aware of the important, often precedent-setting legal decisions being handed
&nbsp;down by the courts. Some of these cases offer useful insights to boards, while
&nbsp;others may ultimately have an impact on how buildings are run from day to day.
&nbsp;Over the past few months there have been several such decisions&mdash;here are a few that may provide building administrators with some helpful ideas
&nbsp;and information. 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Joseph G. Colbert)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:37:28 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[What You Must Know]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1912/1/What-You-Must-Know/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;It&rsquo;s amazing how good building owners and managers are at increasing and garnering
&nbsp;revenue from residential tenants while at the same time leaving themselves to
&nbsp;the will and whim of laundry room operators who impose contracts lasting for
&nbsp;decades with automatic renewals, rights of first refusal and other one-sided
&nbsp;provisions. The fault is with the owner and owner&rsquo;s counsel for failing to exercise even rudimentary due diligence. This article
&nbsp;attempts to equip boards with the a few tools to negotiate a better and more
&nbsp;lucrative agreement. 
&nbsp;]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Adam Leitman Bailey and Dov Treiman)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:34:48 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[A Green Lining in a Down Market]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1911/1/A-Green-Lining-in-a-Down-Market/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;The realities of a depressed real estate market have finally settled upon New
&nbsp;York City. We&rsquo;ve seen a significant drop in sale prices over just the past few months. This
&nbsp;has been coupled with a rapid increase in inventory levels as units stay on the
&nbsp;market longer, further exacerbating this downward spiral in price. While there
&nbsp;are many reasons for the slump in the housing market that can and have filled
&nbsp;many other articles and columns, the real question is what can a building do to
&nbsp;attract new buyers and to keep existing owners in their units in the future.
&nbsp;Green design and energy efficiency improvements provide an opportunity for
&nbsp;buildings to address demand for and price of their units on the market. 
]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Erik D. Nevala-Lee)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:33:34 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[What You Need to Know About Mechanic&#039;s Liens]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1910/1/What-You-Need-to-Know-About-Mechanic039s-Liens/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Mechanic&rsquo;s liens are one of the topics I am most often consulted about. This is
&nbsp;especially true at the present time with the state of the economy. It is not
&nbsp;that the economy brings new kinds of issues, there are just a lot more of the
&nbsp;same kinds of issues. Contractors, subcontractors, architects and suppliers are
&nbsp;all worried about not being paid and what will happen if co-op and condominium
&nbsp;clients or individual shareholders and unit owners cannot pay their loans and
&nbsp;in turn, pay them. Similarly, co-ops and condominiums are worried about
&nbsp;foreclosures on those mechanic&rsquo;s liens and how these issues will affect the building. 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (C. Jaye Berger, Esq.)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:32:42 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[What to Do Before the Emergency]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1909/1/What-to-Do-Before-the-Emergency/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;You&rsquo;ve been notified of a cardiac (or other) medical emergency in your co-op or
&nbsp;condo building. Someone has called 911, someone else is administering cardio-pulmonary
&nbsp;resuscitation (CPR) and someone else is bringing the automatic external
&nbsp;defibrillator (AED). 
]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Jon Bloomberg)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:31:58 EDT</pubDate>
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