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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: A Fair Sublet Fee?]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1811/1/QampA-A-Fair-Sublet-Fee/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m curious! What is a fair sublet fee for a small Brooklyn co-op? Is it just a
 percentage of the maintenance, or decided upon by some other formula? ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Michael Manzi)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:14:26 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Brownstone Apartment Merger]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1810/1/QampA-Brownstone-Apartment-Merger/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re in the process of purchasing two studios in a small brownstone co-op. Our
 plan is to combine them into one apartment. How will reducing the number of
 dwellings in the building affect the overall co-op in terms of taxes, mortgage
 eligibility, zoning, etc.? Also, who- or what agencies-must be alerted about
 this project? ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Michael Manzi)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:12:47 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Problem Board Members]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1809/1/QampA-Problem-Board-Members/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m currently the vice president for our co-op, a 334-unit community on Long
 Island. We&#8217;re having difficulties with two of our board members. One has been on the board
 for five years, and has been very destructive. For example, this board member
 accuses other board members of being corrupt, and our sponsor of manipulating
 the board, etc. Whenever the board member is confronted for proof, it can never
 be supplied. The board member also threatens everyone with lawsuits. This
 individual is also harassing our maintenance crew. The second board member
 follows in this person&#8217;s footsteps, and both their behavior is escalating. We are at a loss as to what
 to do. Our bylaws state that a two-thirds vote must come from the community in
 order to remove someone from the board, but this will be nearly impossible, as
 a large number of our shareholders do not take part in the voting process. Are
 there any other venues we could take?  ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (John Van Der Tuin)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:11:01 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Rule Change]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1296/1/Rule-Change/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ Spring is here, and with it comes a lot of
 renovation&#8212;especially of homes, weekend homes and co-ops. With all
 that work comes inevitable disputes between homeowners and their
 architects, interior designers and contractors. For many years, arbitration
 has been the main method chosen by interior designers and architects to
 resolve their disputes with clients.
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					  <author>no@spam.com (C. Jaye Berger, Esq.)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Mayor Presents $52.7 Billion Budget]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1295/1/Mayor-Presents-527-Billion-Budget/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ Flush into his second term as the city&#8217;s chief
 executive, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg proposes a $52.7 billion budget plan
 for 2007 and updated his four-year financial plan for New York City in an
 attempt to keep the city&#8217;s finances on solid ground.
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Debra A. Estock)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Make It Safe]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1294/1/Make-It-Safe/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ Imagine this scenario... you are in charge of a
 residential property, as either a board member or a managing agent. One of
 your residents has just advised you that the lock on the front door of the
 building has been known to malfunction &#8220;from time to time.&#8221;
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Tim O'Brien)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[From Farmland to High Rises]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1293/1/From-Farmland-to-High-Rises/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ Taking its name from one of the most photographed
 buildings in New York City, the Flatiron district is named for the iconic
 Flatiron building, which sits on the wedge-shaped intersection of Fifth
 Avenue and Broadway. In the last two decades or so, the neighborhood has
 turned itself inside out. Once a renowned center of commerce and fashion,
 the area is thriving again&#8212;but in a new way.
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Denton Tarver)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[The Laws of the Land]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1292/1/The-Laws-of-the-Land/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ Each year, our representatives in the New York State
 Legislature propose, debate, and ultimately pass or reject scores of laws
 and pieces of legislation.
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Hannah Fons and Debra A. Estock)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Home Sweet Home?]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1291/1/Home-Sweet-Home/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ While most residential buildings in the city are either
 purely rental or purely co-op/condo, there are many co-op and condo
 buildings that are home to rental tenants. This usually is the result of
 the building converting from rental to co-op or condo, or of shareholders
 or unit owners renting their units for a period of time or as a source of
 income.
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Lisa Iannucci)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[A Place of One's Own]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1290/1/A-Place-of-Ones-Own/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ When it comes to something as valuable as the place we
 call home, almost any dispute has the potential to turn into a legal
 crisis&#8212;and that goes double for New Yorkers. For tenants and
 landlords, these issues usually arise over problems with late rent, rule
 breaking, or destruction of property. Co-op and condo owners face many of
 the same issues as rental tenants and their landlords&#8212;but they
 aren&#8217;t the same.
]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Elizabeth Lent)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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