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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Right to Inherit]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1929/1/QampA-Right-to-Inherit/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[What are the laws in New York City regarding domestic partners who are
&nbsp;technically the tenants of a co-op owner? My domestic partner and I have been
&nbsp;living in my Jackson Heights co-op for over five-years. He contributes to our
&nbsp;monthly maintenance fees, but I can&rsquo;t add him to the stock certificate because we are unable to get legally married.
&nbsp;If anything should happen to me, could he simply inherit the co-op or would he
&nbsp;face difficulties because of our unrecognized legal status? 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Abbey Goldstein)</author>
					  <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 12:57:21 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Board Resisting Removal]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1928/1/QampA-Board-Resisting-Removal/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[A group of majority unit owners in our Manhattan condominium are trying to
&nbsp;remove our current board of managers for failing to operate the building in
&nbsp;compliance with our bylaws. This group signed a petition and did everything
&nbsp;necessary, in accordance with the bylaws, to vote them out. However a few
&nbsp;members convinced the other board members to collectively refuse to resign. We
&nbsp;petitioned the board again, and still they have ignored us. Our management
&nbsp;sided with the board and hired an attorney to represent themselves and the
&nbsp;board to resist their removal. Our unit owners are not a wealthy group and can&rsquo;t afford to get a lawyer to help us. What are our options to try and get the
&nbsp;board to abide by the bylaws and accept that the majority of residents want
&nbsp;them out? 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (John LaGumina)</author>
					  <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 12:56:37 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[The Importance of Home Staging]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1927/1/The-Importance-of-Home-Staging/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;How many times have you seen a property that&rsquo;s a mess and visually unappealing with so much furniture and furnishings that it
&nbsp;is impossible to see anything? There are cracks that need spackling, walls that
&nbsp;need cleaning, and floors that should be polished. The lighting is dreary and the color questionable. There&rsquo;s plenty of clutter, but no warmth, and perhaps, even a strange smell. 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Barbara Brock)</author>
					  <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 12:55:57 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Dispelling Myths About &quot;Poor Water Pressure&quot;]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1926/1/Dispelling-Myths-About-quotPoor-Water-Pressurequot/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Few things annoy an apartment homeowner more than persistent low water pressure,
&nbsp;be it at the shower, the kitchen sink or the toilet. So common the problem, one
&nbsp;wonders what New Yorker hasn&rsquo;t suffered from it and what property manager hasn&rsquo;t struggled to solve it. Recently, an exasperated homeowner asked me, &ldquo;Is it true I have poor water pressure because my building is old and I live on a
&nbsp;higher floor?&rdquo; 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Philip Kraus)</author>
					  <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 12:54:44 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[A Look at the American Institute of Building Design]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1925/1/A-Look-at-the-American-Institute-of-Building-Design/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Despite well-intended laws and protocols enacted in respective states, co-op and
&nbsp;condo homeowners, organizations and associations are often faced with
&nbsp;complicated, sometimes confusing issues related to building codes, zoning
&nbsp;ordinances, designers, vendors and contractors. Too often, they are left to
&nbsp;negotiate the maze without adequate guidance and oversight. 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (W.B. King)</author>
					  <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 12:53:28 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Putting Your Best Foot Forward]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1924/1/Putting-Your-Best-Foot-Forward/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;In today&rsquo;s tough real estate market, people are searching for every advantage they can
&nbsp;find when it comes time to sell their property. They&rsquo;ll search out the best agent they can find. Or place ads in the highest
&nbsp;circulation magazines. They&rsquo;ll lower the price to outpace the competition. But often, people will neglect
&nbsp;the most important piece of the whole puzzle: the space itself. 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Liz Lent)</author>
					  <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 12:52:29 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Keeping Projects on Schedule]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1923/1/Keeping-Projects-on-Schedule/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Nothing can take the fun out of a design project faster than missed deadlines and
&nbsp;cost overruns&mdash;and naturally, both problems usually go hand in hand. Even if a project is
&nbsp;certain to increase a property&rsquo;s value and/or curb appeal, the upheaval and disruption to residents&rsquo; lives while work is going on can be a big pain. 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Denton Tarver)</author>
					  <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 12:51:27 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[In Good Harmony]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1922/1/In-Good-Harmony/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Good communication is key to making any relationship work&mdash;married or dating couple, parent and child, sibling to sibling, and best friend
&nbsp;forever friendships. In the co-op and condo world, boards also have
&nbsp;relationships&mdash;with vendors, designers, contractors, residents, and managers, just to name a
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Lisa Iannucci)</author>
					  <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 12:50:23 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Stretching Your Dollars]]></title>
					  <link>http://cooperator.com/articles/1921/1/Stretching-Your-Dollars/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[It's time to face the facts. The teal-and-salmon sofa that was purchased for your foyer may not exactly be in
&nbsp;style any more. The window treatments that were chosen in the early 1990s no
&nbsp;longer grace the pages of every design magazine sold on Broadway; It&rsquo;s time for a change; an overall facelift to the tired common areas that once
&nbsp;welcomed residents and their guests into your building. It&rsquo;s time to bring the d&eacute;cor into the 21st century&mdash;and that may seem like an overwhelming task if your building, like so many
&nbsp;today, are on a shoestring budget. 
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					  <author>no@spam.com (Emily Abbate)</author>
					  <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 12:49:41 EDT</pubDate>
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