The Co-Op Bible
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A user-friendly guide to the art of living in a co-op and condoSylvia 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 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.
IntroductionAcknowledgments1: Getting Ready for the Hunt2: Arming Yourself with the Financial Facts3: Penetrating the Front Lines--Capturing Board Approval4: Dealing with Rejection: Fight or Flight? 5: Decor or Decorum--Renovating, Repair, and Regulation6: The Ruling Class--The Power, the Glory (and the Limits) 7: Power to the People8: Government in Action9: Everyday Skirmishes10: Boarder Wars11: High Crimes and Misdemeanors12: Filing OutConclusionHaving the Last LaughIndex
