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    Advice for Changing Co-op Management Cos?
    Updated 3 months ago
    Our mid-size, low-frills co-op in manhattan is evaluating switching management companies. Has anyone driven this process before? What surprises do you wish you knew...
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    Racial / Gender Profiling
    Updated 7 months ago
    Beware - if you're not white, straight, or inherited money, you're likely to get turned down by this board. Working class people - despite proving success and...
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    Co-op board rejections
    Updated 10 months ago
    Hi all, I am a journalist and am looking for recent/current buyers who would like to share their experiences in being rejected by co-op boards. I'm looking into...
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    Can board fine owner for cc'ing building lawyer?
    Updated about 1 year ago
    Sounds bizarre but the building sent an email that anyone contacting the buildings lawyer or accountant will be billed for the time? This has to be illegal. Anyone...
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    Emotional Support Animal in "No Pets" Apartment
    Updated almost 2 years ago
    Hello, is there anyone with an ESA who was able to purchase a co-op apartment that has a "no pets" policy? What's your experience? There is an apartment in Queens,...
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    Denied Application
    Updated about 2 years ago
    It's me again (or almost me). I just got the word: an application for purchase of a studio in my building was declined. The buyers were parents (with partner and I...
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    Do NYC co-ops have to comply with GAAP
    Updated about 2 years ago
    Each year our audited financials state that GAAP requires the financial statements to be supplemented by “estimates of future costs of major repairs and replacements.”...
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