The New York Co-op Bible, a user-friendly guide to the art of buying and living in a co-op or condo Sylvia Shapiro, a lawyer and board president of a major Manhattan apartment building, has written what will become required reading for anyone buying or selling an apartment, or curious about entering the fray of the co-op and condo market. Shapiro answers all the questions apartment dwellers are afraid of asking the board, broker, lawyer, or accountant-and she does so without talking down or a steep hourly fee. Included are such topics as: Is the building right for you? How can you make the approval process go as smoothly as possible? What should you do if the board rejects you? And what if you get in? Can you keep your dog? How much power does the board really have? Having lived in her New York City apartment building for more than a decade in blissful ignorance of how it was run, Shapiro awoke one morning to discover that her building was going co-op, and she intended to buy. Intent on protecting her investment, she took on the mantle of board president and set about figuring out how the system worked. Seven years and many trials by fire later, Shapiro presents her hard-earned knowledge in this neat little tome. Apartment dwellers will come to swear by it.
Autorentext
Sylvia Shapiro
Inhalt
Introduction to the Revised Edition
1. Which Regime Is Right for You?
2. Preparing for the Hunt
3. Arming Yourself with the Financial Facts
4. Penetrating the Front Lines: The Application Made Easy
5. Preparing for the Final Assault: Capturing Board Approval
6. Dealing with Rejection: Fight or Flight?
7. Decor and Decorum: Renovating by You and the Board
8. The Rules of Repair
9. The Ruling Class: The Power, the Glory (and the Limits)
10. Widening the Gap
11. Restoring the Balance
12. Taking the Offensive
13. Government in Action
14. Everyday Skirmishes
15. Boarder Wars
16. High Crimes and Misdemeanors
17. Joining the Ruling Ranks
18. Filing Out
19. Conclusion: Reform or Revolution?
Hot Links
Endnotes: Legal Ammunition
Index