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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Problem Selling Unit]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1788/1/QampA-Problem-Selling-Unit/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ I am a shareholder at a 49-unit co-op in Manhattan. For the past five years we&#8217;ve had a vacant unit on the third floor as a result of excessive noise emanating
 from the apartment above. The past and present boards have not initiated any
 type of action in regards to the loss of income that the unit represents for the corporation. What can the board do in
 this regard? And what is the corporate responsibility to shareholders? What
 actions can the shareholder take to end this? 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (David L. Berkey, Esq.)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:12:52 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Limit on Fee Raise?]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1787/1/QampA-Limit-on-Fee-Raise/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ I have a question about raising the maintenance fees on a condo. Is there any
 set limit or percentage? Case in point&#8212;our maintenance fee has been the same for 17 years. Now the board of managers
 has raised it 40 percent. I was paying $307.11 and will now pay $419.43. Is
 such a jump allowed? Plus, I was not aware of a meeting held where this was
 discussed. Is the board allowed to implement this change without owners&#8217; approval?  ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (C. Jaye Berger, Esq.)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:11:34 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Nit-Picking?]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1786/1/QampA-Nit-Picking/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Our condo has prohibited the use of doormats. They say they are a hazard. Is
 this legal? How can we fight this nit-picking rule?  ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Lawrence F. DiGiovanna, Esq.)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:10:16 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Past President, Present Blame]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1785/1/QampA-Past-President-Present-Blame/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ I&#8217;m a past president and current shareholder of a co-op. The current board is
 saying&#8212;that two years ago when I was president&#8212;I am responsible for decisions that the majority board decided back then. My
 apartment is for sale and the board is demanding payment of some of the
 expenses the board incurred two years ago before they will approve an
 interested buyer. All invoices and contracts I signed were done after either a
 majority board or shareholder vote. And all bills were paid via assessments or
 out of our holding account. What are my options?  ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Peter G. Goodman)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:08:33 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Elevator Out of Service]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1784/1/QampA-Elevator-Out-of-Service/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ I live on the fourth floor of a condominium project, and management has advised
 that they will shut down the elevators for two months. They claim they will
 arrange to have staff assist people with carrying up groceries, etc. However, I
 have a bad back and cannot walk up or down stairs&#8212;especially four floors.  ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Steven Sladkus)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:06:56 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Shareholder Preventing Sale]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1783/1/QampA-Shareholder-Preventing-Sale/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[We have a shareholder who has posted notices around our co-op that condemn the
 co-op and the board. They are in plain view of potential buyers. When the
 buyers read these notices, they refuse to even look at the available unit that
 we have. The real estate agent is embarrassed and takes the potential buyer to
 other co-ops with available units. What can we, the co-op board, do in this
 case with the offender? Can he be evicted for interfering with the operations
 of the co-op? 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Adam Leitman Bailey)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:04:50 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Sporadic Noise Problem]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1782/1/QampA-Sporadic-Noise-Problem/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[From downstairs at times I can hear the kids who live in the apartment above me
&nbsp;jumping around. The owner has a rug down sometimes, but not at others. The
&nbsp;board president has hardwood floors, even though it says in the bylaws that
&nbsp;they&rsquo;re supposed to have 80 percent carpeting. Is there something you can do about
&nbsp;sporadic noise? Impact noise? Any remedy? I talked to an acoustical engineer
&nbsp;and when the floors are put down there is supposed to be some sort of
&nbsp;soundproofing and it&rsquo;s possible when this building was constructed it wasn&rsquo;t there.&nbsp; ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Phyllis Weisberg, Esq.)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:03:40 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Electrical Demands Call for Building Upgrades]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1524/1/Electrical-Demands-Call-for-Building-Upgrades/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[A few generations ago, even the largest residential buildings had basic electrical needs, such as lighting the building and running some washing machines. Residents back then generally only had a TV, a radio, some lamps and a few kitchen appliances. Until not long ago, older residential buildings that were constructed more than a century ago and electrified later were able to provide enough power for their residents' needs. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Jonathan Barnes)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:28:46 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Creating a Seasonal Plan]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1532/1/Creating-a-Seasonal-Plan/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[One of the most confusing subjects of property management is maintenance. Engineers make it such with fancy names to various types of maintenance, such as "Reliability Maintenance," "Routine Maintenance," "Predictive Maintenance" and "Total Productive Maintenance" to mention a few. These are new buzzwords found in the maintenance jargon today and they may very well fit for manufacturing plants but not for residential buildings. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Peter J. Grech)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:49:29 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[A Ten Item Punchlist]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1533/1/A-Ten-Item-Punchlist/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[When a client hires a general contractor to build or renovate property, that company is legally responsible for completing all of that work. The contractor may go out and hire different companies or subcontractors to help execute that work, but the prime contractor still remains liable, and the subcontractors are liable to the general contractor, not the client. Subcontractors have what is called "privity of contract" with the general contractor. The general contractor also has privity of contract with the client. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (C. Jaye Berger, Esq.)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:48:16 EST</pubDate>
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