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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Board Member Indemnification]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1808/1/QampA-Board-Member-Indemnification/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Our board president was given a violation for doing electrical work without a
&nbsp;permit and blamed the superintendent for reporting the work to the New York
&nbsp;City Electrical Board. She asked the board for the reimbursement for the cost
&nbsp;of the permit. The board voted on the issue and paid her using corporate funds.
&nbsp;Even though the board president abstained, is this a violation of section 719
&nbsp;of the Business Corporation Law? If so, how should this violation be brought up
&nbsp;to the shareholders, and what can be done?&nbsp; ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Adam D. Finkelstein, Esq.)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:08:20 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A:The Board&#039;s Right to Choose Counsel]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1807/1/QampAThe-Board039s-Right-to-Choose-Counsel/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ Our co-op board has been sued by a shareholder. We&#8217;ve notified our directors and officers (D&O) liability carrier of the lawsuit, and our carrier has in turn appointed a
 defense counsel to defend us against the lawsuit. Do we as a board have to
 accept our carrier&#8217;s choice of counsel, or can we request different counsel? 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Al Pennisi)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:05:26 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Heat Conversion]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1806/1/QampA-Heat-Conversion/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Our building (which is comprised of 17 one-bedroom units) is heated by a hot
&nbsp;water gas boiler with baseboard radiators. The radiators are NOT individually
&nbsp;controlled. The building is about 30 years old, and the boiler will soon need
&nbsp;replacement. We are exploring the possibility of converting to electric heat by
&nbsp;installing the heating/cooling units used in new high rise buildings.&nbsp; ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Peter J. Grech)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:03:43 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[There&#039;s No I in team]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1275/1/There039s-No-I-in-team/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ As the old saying goes, great
 minds think alike. That&#8217;s certainly the hope when designers and design
 committees join forces to tackle the aesthetic issues faced by co-op and condo
 buildings throughout New York. Whether it&#8217;s a lobby redecoration, a common
 area renovation, or the creation of an entirely new decorative space, the designers
 and committees are often called upon to make decisions on a scale that will
 impact each and every building resident. Trying to reach consensus on those
 decisions takes skill, tact and a shared desire to reach the common goal of
 a good design.
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Elizabeth Lent)</author>
					  <pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:31:55 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Prewar and Postwar]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1280/1/Prewar-and-Postwar/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[When visitors to New York, or
 even some residents, are asked about landmark, historic or architecturally striking
 buildings here, they&#8217;ll probably mention the Empire State Building, the
 Chrysler Building, the Woolworth Tower, Grand Central Station, the Guggenheim
 Museum, the Flatiron Building, and maybe the Museums of Modern Art and Natural
 History and the United Nations.
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Raanan Geberer)</author>
					  <pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:49:13 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Wood You Rather]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1286/1/Wood-You-Rather/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ In any home or apartment, urban or suburban, woodwork
 plays an important role in construction, but in areas such as doors,
 floors, cabinets and decorative elements. With plenty of synthetic
 alternatives and wood veneers available to do-it-yourselfers and decorating
 professionals, having solid, often ornate wood elements in your building or
 apartment is considered a luxury nowadays, as many boards and supers opt
 for cheaper solutions to fix deteriorating wood, rather than using the real
 McCoy.
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Keith Loria)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Getting Serious About Curb Appeal]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1285/1/Getting-Serious-About-Curb-Appeal/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ Many boards and managers make extravagant efforts to
 spruce-up the frontages of their buildings with costly landscaping,
 graffiti removal, and entrance renovations &#8212; but it&#8217;s an uphill
 battle. As many a harried manager or put-out shareholder will tell you,
 there are plenty of co-op and condo buildings in the city that always seem
 to be stuck looking tawdry and down-at-heel because of the proliferation of
 sidewalk clutter.
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Hannah Fons and Liberty T. Rees)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Within Striking Distance]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1284/1/Within-Striking-Distance/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ It took a rally, a march up Park Avenue, and some
 heated late-night negotiation sessions, but on April 21, 2006, the Service
 Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 32BJ and the Realty Advisory
 Board (RAB) were able to compromise on the terms of a new contract for the
 city&#8217;s supers, porters, doormen, and other building workers. The
 agreement was tentative, and involved concessions and compromise on both
 sides of the table, but it also headed off a strike that many in the city
 thought was inevitable.
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Hannah Fons)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Maximizing the Market]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1283/1/Maximizing-the-Market/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ Energy is a singularly important and pressing issue.
 Even so, addressing this issue has not yet risen to the top of the list for
 many apartment managers and co-op boards. For large-scale apartment
 managers, the mandate to limit exposure to energy cost risk may be the only
 way that this vital issue is even starting to assume the characteristics of
 &#8220;critical mass.&#8221; Beyond limiting risk, few realize that most
 buildings themselves are untapped sources of potential energy-based
 revenues.
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Mike Gordon)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[A Diamond in the Rough]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1282/1/A-Diamond-in-the-Rough/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ Often given short-shrift in media coverage of the New
 York City real estate game, Staten Island is a historically rich borough
 which&#8212;contrary to what your Manhattan-centric friends may try to tell
 you&#8212;is not a four hour trek away. The fifth borough&#8217;s
 character-filled neighborhoods can be a welcome contrast to the constant
 activity&#8212;and expense&#8212;of Manhattan.
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					  <author>no@spam.com (David Garry)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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