Category: Building Operations

Insurance Filling the Gaps
2005 Apr Filling the Gaps

By now, you have already heard about the "dramatic" changes in the Directors & Officers insurance marketplace. You have also most likely heard about the increasing number of lawsuits against directors and officers, and why associations …

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Maintenance Spring Clean-Up
2005 Apr Spring Clean-Up

After a long winter, gardeners everywhere have much work to do to clean up and prepare for the spring season. Removing winter-kill and old annuals and pruning dead branches promotes clean growing conditions and reduces the opportunity for f…

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Communications Read All About It
2005 Feb Read All About It

Most people read a magazine or a newspaper every day, looking for the news and events that shape their world. Like a daily paper or monthly magazine, building newsletters are more than just a source of timely information, current events an…

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Finance The Lowdown on Reverse Mortgages
2005 Feb The Lowdown on Reverse Mortgages

Borrower must be age 62 or older No monthly payment is required Must obtain co-op board approval in most cases Proceeds can be used for any purpose No financial reports, credit history or medical reports requir…

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Finance Hand in Hand
2005 Feb Hand in Hand

Some co-op boards and their attorneys are reluctant to allow their tenant-shareholders to obtain reverse mortgages. They tend to apply a forward mortgage criteria and a forward mortgage mindset to such a request - but this type of thinking…

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Communications Getting Up to Speed
2005 Feb Getting Up to Speed

In today's fast-paced world, it seems technology is moving faster than it ever has. Just when you think you have the latest equipment for anything from telephones to televisions to computers, along comes something else designed to be bette…

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Communications Mansions By Mouse-Click
2005 Feb Mansions By Mouse-Click

In the past, if you were considering buying a co-op or condo apartment, you would have relied mostly upon the classified ads in the local newspapers and journals to find your broker and your new home - or perhaps you would have passed seve…

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Communications Intelligent Buildings
2005 Feb Intelligent Buildings

Advances in technology are influencing virtually every area of our lives and for decades, condos and co-ops have taken advantage of technology to make their buildings run smoother. Things that are now commonplace - like intercom systems, v…

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Security On Guard!
2004 Dec On Guard!

First and foremost, a superintendent's role is definitely one of leadership. Keep in mind that the building staff are not security guards. However, steps can be taken to better guard each building. Please note that these steps should be al…

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Security Protect and Prepare
2004 Dec Protect and Prepare

Few things are more precious to people than feeling safe and secure in their homes. We all want to feel protected from crime and prepared for any emergency that might arise, and in urban co-op and condo communities, the issue of security a…

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