Category: Q&A

Q My car was vandalized four times on the co-op’s property. We pay to park there each month. I have paid three times now for the repairs and I think the co-op should pay. There are no signs in the lot saying they are not responsible. …

Q Is it possible to obtain a co-op charge card for our super to use so he can purchase need materials and equipment without having to go through long procedures with the managing agent? If possible, is it advisable? —Taking Cred…

Q Is it lawful for security cameras to be placed inside a co-op’s community room that shareholders are paying to use for their private parties? Is this not an intrusion of privacy? —Suspicious of Big Brother A “The qu…

Q I can't find a simple explanation of the change in the Americans with Disabilities Act that were put into force in March 2011. I am president of my co-op of 168 units. We don't permit dogs. A new resident is about to occupy a unit whos…

Q Ten years ago I rented a small closet on the floor of my co-op for $25 per month. Last year the board raised the price to $200 per month. Last month, they raised the price yet again to $300, which is about the cost of maintenance of a…

Q For as long as I can remember, I’ve had a leak in my bathroom. I believe it happened when the shareholders above  me moved in. Another complaint is that the upstairs owner’s son likes to take long baths, sometimes for two hours or more. O…

Q My 47-unit Brooklyn cooperative is carrying $1.7 million of debt, all of it  already spent, in an interest-only mortgage, and contemplating taking on more  debt. By what measure or measures does a cooperative determine how much debt is …

Q I live in a townhouse development consisting of 120 units. The board is the management team and the association is financially responsible for outside maintenance. In 2009, there was work done on the sidewalks and stoops, and more wo…

Q The building where I live, a former hotel, was converted to a condo about four years ago. There are nine hotel-stabilized tenants remaining as renters within the condo. Management says that our hotel-stabilized units have been “condom…

Q Our co-op board has begun a policy of forbidding individual members to communicate with other shareholders about any issues in the building, not just legal matters. Any queries are answered with a stock reply. This board did not run …