Bedbug-sniffing dogs are raising doubts for some | Seattle Times Newspaper

To clarify, there are no cases of bedbugs in this coop, the reason  i have been posting all the links and info is knowledge is the most important way  of keeping them away.
There have been cases reported in nyc where exterminators have been milking the apartment owners for thousands of dollars, with no relief.
 unscrupulous Exterminators can use the bedbug scare as their guaranteed  income fund. Coop can get scammed out of thousands a month, and in our case that is a big problem as our BOD has never done their due diligence on any matters that i have brought to their attention, Our managing company  IMO should have been replaced  long ago, the rooftop waterproofing  as the final straw.   Over 25 years as the managing agent and they either never opened the door to walk around and inspect the roof or waited until it was a big  multi thousand job to give to one of their contractor friends.
Home & Garden | Bedbug-sniffing dogs are raising doubts for some | Seattle Times Newspaper

Bed Bug info, knowledge can prevent problems/clarify no bedbugs in this coop

Bat Bugs and Bed Bugs

Where the Dollars Are

Where the Dollars Are

Cooperator

Cooperator

October 2010 Vol. 30, No. 10

The October 2010 issue of The Cooperator newspaper focuses on Board Operations.

In this issue, you can read about codes of ethics, handling closed-door meetings, and board etiquette

Visit our archives to see other articles that were published in 2010.

Bedbugs reported in this neighborhood, learn and prevent infestation

Keep an Eye Out

Keep an Eye Out

Protecting Your Building from Fraud

Protecting Your Building from Fraud

Fraud Alert

Fraud Alert

Fraud Detection for Co-ops and Condos

Fraud Detection for Co-ops and Condos

update: board member has no idea on who has check signing powers for co-op and doesnt see why they would want to know

This female board member who lives in the building also has no idea why our maintenance monies is now being processes by a bank in long island ny. This is the same board member who stated they refused to have their contact information made available to the shareholders.  I asked for this two annual meetings ago.
worse is the sheep in the annual meeting, my fellow shareholders did not open their mouths to back me up.
The BOD members present at the meeting should have spoken up and offered this info to evereybody, but they act like puppets.  It is Sad,

i rarely  ask a question when dealing with the BOD or managing company that i do not know  the answer to already .
This way i know if they are honest,up to date on regs and laws, or bs artists.   Our co-op falls into the BS category. I also check on any answer they give meandat i am not 100% sure of.  I take none at their word, they have not shown that type of integrity concerning BOD operations. In thier personal lives i believe some have outstanding integrity,let me be clear on that. I speak no ill out side of the BOD operations.
It is the the requirement under BCL, that the BOD contact information be  made available, that is the law that governs NYS co-ops.
Who in their right mind would buy in a place with this kind of board. The few remaining shareholders that live in the building better step on and start reading, i have made it easy for them, i post links to articles that are related to the building
 myself and one other person have fortitude and guts in this building. A bunch talk but Talk is cheap , put it in writing or it is talk, not action.

security problems 1 hawley terrace

i I came in on the 27th and found the hawley terrace door left top lock lever in the open position. When i was using my key i realized the left door felt loose. i checked and someone had opened the top lock, this way they could jimmy the solenoid lock. You can see by the scrapes on the door, by the lock and the missing screws in the lock, that this is all preplanned for easy illegal entry. i checked the patio door and they were ok, the lever locks were in the locked position.
Tonight aug 31, came in after a walk around 9pm and the patio top lever was opened. this woulds make it easy to jimmy the lock.
security along with maintenance is extremely lacking, I hope that when the shareholders get their maintenance increase they realize that the board gave the manging company a raise this year. If you look back on the pictures i have posted here, The pot holes in the garage and in the areas where people walk were not fixed for about a year, some were reported to barhite and holzinger, the managing company twice. This is a easily grounds for a lawsuit , if there is a trip and fall. the good news is , if the problem was pointed out to the board and managing agent, their protection under the boards indemnity insurance, may become null and void, and they will be responsible , the old lack of due diligence again. it is a shame that the few shareholders left , about 60%, not the 80% it is supposed to be let themselves be walked over and have they investment ruined by these people.
these are sheep going to slaughter, unless they fax letters and demand board of directors contact info, they are doing nothing .
Nothing was mentioned in the annual minutes about the illegal change to the method of voting for board members.
There is a free magazine called the cooperator, and it has an on- line section. There is also a web presence called the Habitat, it is all about nys co-op laws. The new york times has a co-op q & a section. i believe my letters and questions concerning this building have been in all , with all opinions favoring my position . Read and Learn

A New Lease on Life?

Does "˜And' Mean "˜With'?

The occupancy clause of the lease states that the shareholder and members of the immediate family are the only legal tenants of a co-op apartment. (Same-sex couples and unmarried heterosexual couples are protected under the New York Roommate Law.) For the nuclear family raising two school-age children, this works out simply enough. But what happens years later, when the shareholder decides to relocate to Paris but hang onto the apartment, enticing one of the now-grown children to return to the nest?

In this scenario, the meaning of the word "˜and' is the difference between a very lucky child and an illegal subtenant. "The courts have read that conjunction as very important," says Murray. And, over the years, they have also read it differently.

"One said that "˜and' means "˜or' and another court said that "˜and' does not mean "˜or,'" says Weinstein. More recently, courts have been ruling consistently in favor of the latter. A shareholder's children can only reside in the apartment when the shareholder is in residence. Otherwise, they're right alongside the rest of the city's apartment seekers, holding a broker's check in hand, in line to tour a tenth-floor walkup. In order to terminate the "and/or" debate, drafters of the CNYC's updated lease sought to write an occupancy clause with unbending definitions.

http://www.cooperator.com/articles/794/1/A-New-Lease-on-Life/Page1.html

Board Talk / Activities / Home - Habitat Magazine

i asked a question concerning the statement on our financial that states that our reserve funds may not be not be or may be in excess of FDIC insurances.
Read the responses at the habitat CO-OP magazine . A magazine everone should read, unless they don't care about losing all their monies.



Board Talk / Activities / Home - Habitat Magazine

FDIC regulators close seven banks; failures may cost insurance fund $7.33 billion

i always thought is was totally insane in the last two years to keep any of our reserve funds in non fdic insured funds. i wouldn't keep my personal monies in a non fdic fund, yet i see every year on our co-ops financial that our reserve fund may not be fdic insured.

FDIC regulators close seven banks; failures may cost insurance fund $7.33 billion

Co-op Treasurer Charged with Embezzling / Web Exclusives / 2010 May / Publication Content / Home - Habitat Magazine

Co-op Treasurer Charged with Embezzling / Web Exclusives / 2010 May / Publication Content / Home - Habitat Magazine

Board Talk / Activities / Home - Habitat Magazine

Board Talk / Activities / Home - Habitat Magazine

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and the board gave barhite and holzinger a raise to manage the building

These holes are getting bigger and bigger, the one outside by the garage door is 3 feet now and getting deeper. This pothole has been here for over a year and was there when they blacktopped the area to about 2 feet to the right of it. The board made a decision to not fix it and blacktop the rear of the driveway.
The hole in the garage was reported to barhite and holzinger management about 6 months ago.