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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Open Election Period]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1729/1/QampA-Open-Election-Period/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ Our co-op elected its new officers, as usual. However, this year, there were two
 amendments to the proprietary lease, one for staggered board terms and the
 other to change our transfer fee, or flip tax, from one month&#8217;s maintenance to two percent. Our lease requires at least 2/3 or 66 percent of
 the shareholders to pass amendments. It&#8217;s very much a standard 1989 document. The flip tax was defeated last year, but
 the board insisted on trying again and launched a major offense to get it
 passed. As such, they are keeping the voting open, although the new officers
 for 2007 were duly elected and are now attending to their appropriate duties.  ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Lisa Breier Urban)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:59:07 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Hallway Clutter]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1728/1/QampA-Hallway-Clutter/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Certain shareholders in our building keep some personal belongings (i.e., bikes,
&nbsp;baby strollers, skates) in the hallways next to their apartments. Sometimes we
&nbsp;have to squeeze by their hallway clutter to get to our own units. Is there any
&nbsp;legislation about personal belongings in stairwells or hallways? If not, what
&nbsp;can I do to fix this problem? 
&nbsp; ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Abbey Goldstein)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:55:57 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Structural vs. Non-Structural Changes]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1727/1/QampA-Structural-vs-Non-Structural-Changes/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ The original condo declaration, bylaws, amendments and house rules allow for
 renovations without board approval to interior units if they do not affect
 common area are not structural in nature. I installed a wall partition (does
 not affect a bearing wall) in the dining room, which has created an additional
 room. The condo attorney is arguing that when you change the &#8220;character&#8221; of a unit this is considered structural. In addition the board is upset that
 the original floor plan has been altered. I am an investor in this complex. I
 do not intend to have overcrowding in the unit&#8212;the unit does have greater rent ability/potential for profit. I obtained all
 proper permits from the town for wall partition. The condo attorney has since
 sent a cease and desist letter to the town to not issue such permits and
 certificate of compliance anymore. I intend to fight this issue by asking the
 court for a permanent injunction. Am I being reasonable? Is the condo attorney
 right that structure equals character?  ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (C. Jaye Berger, Esq.)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:53:05 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Presidential Voting of Rental Shares]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1726/1/QampA-Presidential-Voting-of-Rental-Shares/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[
 My building has a rental apartment that was bought from a previous shareholder. Apparently, an amended document was not filed with the state attorney&#8217;s office, so there are still shares attached to this apartment. These shares were voted by the chair of the co-op board in the last board
 election. Is this legal or appropriate? ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Andrew P. Brucker)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:49:12 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Keeping the Kids Quiet]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1725/1/QampA-Keeping-the-Kids-Quiet/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;I&rsquo;m a president of a new condo and have no experience running one prior to this.
&nbsp;There is an apartment in the condo that consistently has children dropped off.
&nbsp;After some inquiry it turns out to be the children of relatives, around 4 or 5
&nbsp;children in total, ranging from 3 to 11 year olds, supervised by two
&nbsp;grandparents. However, the combination of so many children causes a lot of
&nbsp;noise in the adjoining units. Those units now complain that during the day
&nbsp;(weekdays from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. and weekends all day) there are children
&nbsp;running, jumping, screaming, and banging walls.&nbsp; ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Bruce A. Cholst Esq.)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:45:31 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Secondhand Smoke]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1724/1/QampA-Secondhand-Smoke/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[
 The tenant below me smokes nonstop. Her windows are always fully open and the smoke travels directly into my
 apartment above. My apartment smells like an ashtray and of course leaves us vulnerable to
 second-hand smoke. Even with our windows closed and air-conditioning running, it still smells
 awful. Do I have any legal recourse? 
  ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Thomas D. Kearns)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:43:09 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[From Urban Renewal to Urban Luxury]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1587/1/From-Urban-Renewal-to-Urban-Luxury/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ Affordable apartments with fresh air, good light, and 
 attractively landscaped grounds for middle-income people&#8212;those were 
 the goods Park West Village was created to deliver in the late 1950s and 
 early 1960s as part of a government-subsidized urban redevelopment plan. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Keith Loria)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:55:47 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Essential Elements of Your Building&#039;s System]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1583/1/Essential-Elements-of-Your-Building039s-System/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Water damage can wreak havoc on any co-op or condo. When it leads to serious problems like mold and structural damage, it can be a costly problem to address. To avoid the cost and hassle of dealing with water damage after the fact, it's not enough to simply trust in the waterproofing elements integrated into your building during its construction. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Stephanie Mannino)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:54:36 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Don&#039;t Crack Under Pressure]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1579/1/Don039t-Crack-Under-Pressure/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[As a child, we tried diligently to avoid stepping on the cracks in the sidewalk, because, after all, our mother's backs were hanging in the balance. As adults, we simply take sidewalks for granted, often not looking down and watching where we are going, until we catch our foot in a split sidewalk and are sent tumbling to the ground. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Lisa Iannucci)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:53:25 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[The Cooperator Hosts Legal Issues Roundtable]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1590/1/The-Cooperator-Hosts-Legal-Issues-Roundtable/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[ The Cooperator headquarters in Midtown Manhattan again 
 played host to a group of real estate industry professionals gathered to 
 discuss their strategies and challenges, trade anecdotes (both the positive 
 and not-so-positive), and meet their colleagues over breakfast. This time, 
 the assembled group was composed of legal professionals specializing in 
 co-op and condominium law and recent changes to the 80/20 rule provided 
 some interesting food for thought. ]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Brendan Flaherty &amp; Hannah Fons)</author>
					  <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:34:13 EDT</pubDate>
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