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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Atrium/Courtyard Rules]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1766/1/QampA-AtriumCourtyard-Rules/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ Our new condominium contains, as part of its common elements, an atrium and
 courtyard. What do I need to know about instituting rules and regulations for
 these common areas in light of the fact that the board would like to afford
 residents the opportunity to &#8220;rent&#8221; the atrium and courtyard for parties or other functions?  ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Steven R. Wagner, Esq.)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:09:37 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Service Contractor Liability]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1765/1/QampA-Service-Contractor-Liability/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ I am looking for information regarding service contractors (i.e. cable, TV,
 phone) needing to set up a prior appointment to access equipment that is
 installed on owners&#8217; terraces. Does the unit owner have to be at home to let the workers through
 their apartment to the terrace to do the job, or can a super or other building
 staff member open up the apartment and be there while the worker does his/her
 thing? What are the liability issues raised by having outside contractors
 traipsing through private homes? Whose responsibility is it if some personal
 property is damaged or stolen during the course of cable/satellite/telecom work
 on a terrace?  ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Barry Margolis and Neil Garfinkel)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:07:42 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Co-op-Run Sales Office]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1764/1/QampA-Co-op-Run-Sales-Office/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ I am a shareholder in a co-op that has 400-plus units in our building. We have
 an outside management company that has an office in our building and handles
 the general operation of the building. I would like to know if there are any
 legal ramifications if we, the co-op, opened our own sales office inside the
 building and handled only those shareowners that wanted to sell their
 apartments, and we would only work exclusively with our building. The
 shareholder/owner would have the option to use us, or go to any outside broker
 if they prefer.  ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Marc H. Schneider)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:04:16 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Unpleasant Co-op Living]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1763/1/QampA-Unpleasant-Co-op-Living/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ I have lived in a co-op in Little Neck, New York for 21 years. The
 shareholder-elected board of directors use their authority to mistreat the
 shareholders. They write letters that are nasty, rude and potentially
 derogatory. They&#8217;ve threatened me with letters when I was late with my maintenance payments
 during a period of time when I was caring financially and physically for my
 dying father. When I ask to meet with the board they ignore my request and
 continue to send unacceptable letters. These letters sent to the shareholders
 are cc&#8217;d to the co-op attorney.  ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Andrew P. Brucker)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:02:39 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Basement Noises]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1762/1/QampA-Basement-Noises/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ For the past 2 months our apartment, which is on the ground floor above the
 basement, has been inundated with a loud noise from a faulty system of leaking
 pipes and non-working control valves, causing the sump pump to cycle on and off
 every 4-5 minutes, interrupting sleep. 
  ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Kenneth Jacobs, Esq.)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:00:59 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Managing Laundry Contracts]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1476/1/Managing-Laundry-Contracts/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Having a well-lit, well-maintained laundry room in one's building is a definite plus. Residents don't have to traipse out to the overcrowded Laundromat in the dead of winter or in the pouring rain to spend hours waiting for machines when the facilities are right in their own building. Residents will depend on their building's facility to be clean, modern and in good working order. The building's board and management company will expect that the laundry vendor will provide new machines, good service, updated technology&#8212;bye-bye coins, hello smart card!&#8212;and regular maintenance. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Lisa Iannucci)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2007 14:49:33 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Harlem on the Rise]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1475/1/Harlem-on-the-Rise/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Nearly every neighborhood in New York City has had its fair share of ups and downs over the decades. Yesterday's demilitarized zone is today's luxury condo haven. Double-wide strollers wheel down sidewalks where yuppies once feared to tread. This has been the pattern everywhere from the East Village to Hell's Kitchen&#8212;and don't even start with Brooklyn&#8212;but nowhere has the resurgence of development and renewed real estate interest been quite as clear as it has been in Harlem. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Jonathan Barnes)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2007 14:45:10 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Renter vs. Shareholder Mentality]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1474/1/Renter-vs-Shareholder-Mentality/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[When a long-time renter purchases a co-op or a condo apartment, the move is perceived as a step up. No longer are you just shelling out rent every month&#8212;you're building equity, investing in your own security. Regardless of whether your new home is a co-op or a condo, you have a stake in maintaining your building&#8212;and by implication, your neighborhood. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Raanan Geberer)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2007 14:41:51 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[A Look at the NYSSCPA]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1473/1/A-Look-at-the-NYSSCPA/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[As the oldest state accounting organization in the country, the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA) holds an iconic place in the numbers realm. With 16 chapters spread out across the state, from the Adirondacks to Staten Island and of course, Manhattan, NYSSCPA has grown to 29,000 members over the course of its 110-year history. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Liz Lent)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2007 14:37:58 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Financial Demographics Affect Buildings]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1472/1/Financial-Demographics-Affect-Buildings/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[In any business&#8212;whether it's a flower shop or a gas station&#8212;there are those who have more dollars to work with, and those who have fewer. It's the same for co-ops and condos. New York is home to a seemingly endless variety of residential buildings, from four-unit boutique co-ops with apartments selling for eight figures to more modest buildings with 40 units going for six figures apiece. Some buildings receive government subsidies, some are involved in federal funding programs. Still others have former U.S. presidents&#8212;or Hilton sisters&#8212;living in their penthouses. Up and down, from the highest financial peaks to the valleys below, charting the financial differences between the thousands of co-ops and condos in the five boroughs can be dizzying enough to require a few doses of Dramamine. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Liz Lent)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2007 14:33:08 EDT</pubDate>
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