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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Missing Maintenance]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1789/1/QampA-Missing-Maintenance/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[We are having a few issues with our co-op board and the management company.
 Since the new management company has been &#8216;in power&#8217; (about three years) the maintenance payments have been raised more than 20
 percent in two increases. The past year we had another large six-month
 assessment for &#8216;lobby repairs.&#8217; There have been no repairs and no improvements to the building as well as many
 visible problems that would be simple to repair. We have asked the management
 company to share the minutes of the meetings and they refuse.  ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Thomas D. Kearns)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:14:57 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Conflict of Interest Issue]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1781/1/QampA-Conflict-of-Interest-Issue/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[I&rsquo;m a board member of co-op building. We have one member of the board who is a
&nbsp;real estate broker. He brought one issue to our attention. Our co-op is an
&nbsp;owner of a very small piece of land that is adjacent to another building near
&nbsp;ours. The owner of this building, through our board member who is a real estate
&nbsp;broker, wants to rent this piece of land from our co-op. He will pay commission
&nbsp;to this broker and monthly rent to the co-op. Some members of the board think
&nbsp;that we have a conflict of interest between client, customer and a broker and
&nbsp;some think that it&rsquo;s unethical for a member of the board to make such business. We have to make a
&nbsp;decision and we&rsquo;re not sure what would be the right thing to do. Any advice?&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Dennis H. Greenstein, Esq.)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:02:10 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Disclosing Shareholder Information]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1780/1/QampA-Disclosing-Shareholder-Information/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Are shareholders in co-ops entitled to know the names, addresses, phone numbers
&nbsp;or other contact information for their fellow shareholders?&nbsp; ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Jamie Heiberger-Jacobsen)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:59:57 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Employee Payroll Taxes]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1779/1/QampA-Employee-Payroll-Taxes/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ I am a new member to the board of directors for my condo association. We are
 currently working on the upcoming year&#8217;s budget. Could you please provide me some insight into the following question:
 is it customary the condo association pay their employees payroll taxes? We
 currently employ four individuals, the total taxes amounts to approximately
 $17,500. I work, so therefore I pay my own taxes. Two of these employees make
 in excess of $35,000.  ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Daniel Altman)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:58:39 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Voting Exemption]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1778/1/QampA-Voting-Exemption/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[The board of managers of our upstate condo issued a ruling that any unit owner
 who is behind in payment of common charges cannot vote at the annual meeting.
 Our bylaws only say that each unit owner is entitled to one vote. No mention is
 made about denying the right to vote. Doesn&#8217;t this ruling require a change in the bylaws? This would require a two-thirds
 vote from the unit owners. The board also now charges delinquent accounts 9
 percent per month, or 108 percent on an annual basis. Is this legal?  ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Richard T. Walsh, Esq.)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:56:43 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Coney Island, New Development and Progress]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1521/1/Coney-Island-New-Development-and-Progress/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Coney Island: Two words that, for many, evoke memories of summers at the beach in Brooklyn, eating Nathan's Famous hot dogs, enjoying rides and boardwalk games. The rides and beach at Coney Island have long attracted visitors to the area, and have become New York icons. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Stephanie Mannino)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:15:05 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Traits of Effective Property Managers]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1520/1/Traits-of-Effective-Property-Managers/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[It's easy enough to find a property manager &#8212;just flip open the Yellow Pages and you'll see dozens. That doesn't mean it's easy to choose one, however. Your managing agent is a fundamental member of your association's operating team, and needs to be someone you can count on to oversee your staff and maintenance program, submit bids for contract work, oversee billing and accounts payable and act as a liaison between residents and board members. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (The Cooperator Staff)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:10:33 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[The Sounds of Silence]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1519/1/The-Sounds-of-Silence/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[For more than 60 years, the Greenbrook Sanctuary has served as an unparalleled refuge of natural beauty and wonder for city dwellers and suburbanites in search of a landscape without cars, without noise and without the flat grayness of concrete. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Liz Lent)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:06:26 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[The Cooperator&#039;s Latest Roundtable Forum]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1518/1/The-Cooperator039s-Latest-Roundtable-Forum/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Carrying on The Cooperator's popular series of "roundtable" discussions for professionals in various disciplines of the city's residential real estate industry, a group of representatives from the worlds of co-op and condo law, finance and management met at The Cooperator's offices in July for breakfast and conversation about co-op financials. Topics ranged from co-ops' financing rules for applicants to the increasing popularity and availability of reverse mortgages. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (The Cooperator Staff)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 15:49:01 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Get a Little Fiber in Your Diet]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1517/1/Get-a-Little-Fiber-in-Your-Diet/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[As Jules Verne may have quipped: "the future is now." Everywhere you look technological advancements keep getting integrated into our daily life. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Debra A. Estock)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 15:43:53 EDT</pubDate>
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