Cooperator - Articles - 1997 Jul/Aug

Back From the Brink of Disaster:

no@spam.com (Barbara Dershowitz) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:42:04 EDT

Co-op and condo boards, together with their professional managers, are responsible for their properties' financial well-being. Every financially-challenged property faces the same perils: an inability to meet ongoing expenses, the consequences of unattended capital improvements, the danger of plummeting sales prices and even the dire possibility of foreclosure. When a property is in financial jeopardy, it falls to the board and management to do everything possible to pull it out of the red and into the black. Here are the inspiring profiles of three properties that stood on the brink of disaster and turned that situation around. Here, also, is expert advice on how to ensure your own property's financial success.

Directors' and Officers' Insurance

no@spam.com (Diana Mosher) — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 15:46:22 EDT

Being elected to serve on the board of your co-op or condo can be viewed as a great honor or a dreadful

Homeowners Insurance

no@spam.com (Angelina Mason) — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 EST

Two weeks after Angel Agostino renewed her small insurance policy with Ron Tepperman, Inc., a base-

Voting by Proxy

no@spam.com (Bruce A. Cholst Esq.) — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 EST

When it comes to decision-making in your building, attending meetings in person

Getting Unit Financing

no@spam.com (Stacey Cooper) — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 EST

You've found your dream home at last. However, you don't have those hundreds of thousands stashed away

Regulating Boiler Repairs

no@spam.com (Barbara Dershowitz) — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 EST

You probably don't think about your building's boiler very often. As long as it provides heat and