Happy New Year to you and your building. Here are a few resolutions board members can make to better serve their flock. Read more »

It’s the morning after. What have I gotten myself into, you’re asking. No, you weren’t out on an all night binge. You got elected to your building’s board, the whole episode but a dim recollection. Now you’re having second thoughts – third, and more -- about the wisdom of what you did. Before you throw in the towel, consider these ten ways to make it work – for you and the building. Read more »

That’s the only way. There may be some question as to whether condos can impose transfer fees, but there’s no dispute that boards of both co-ops and condos have the power to tax you more or less as they please. Big Boards are like Big Government. The sky’s the limit for co-op boards, though usually boards of condos have to seek owner approval before assessing or spending above certain pre-set limits. Is there anything you can do? Read more »

Think again. Maybe it can’t nix you outright, but there are ways it can get you to walk away. That’s the message that came across loud and clear from real estate agents and lawyers alike. Here'e how it's done. Read more »

“So you don’t want to be on camera?” the doorman laughed as he saw me flatten myself into a pancake so I could squeeze inside a crevice in the vestibule outside range of the roving eye.

“Oh, I’m just waiting for a friend,” I smiled meekly as I tried to unfold myself.

“They’re on us all day long,” he cast me a knowing glance.

Better get used to it. They’re everywhere – the cameras.

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