Lost in Yonkers Co-Op Hell

Hi Howard:

I saw your broadcast on "Lost in Yonkers co-op Hell". We really feel for her. We have tried to get a petition going. Although many owners agree with us they are afraid to sign. As far as Albany read on!
We live in a Condominium in Montrose,NY Coachlight Square on the Hudson and should be named "Living Hell on the Hudson" because of our Board of Managers.Some of us call it "The 4th Reich". However I have been going to Albany and our legislators for almost five (5) years.We are trying to get a Bill passed, Residential Condominium Owner's Bill of Rights". It has just come back out of drafting with a new number A04946. We have made some headway, but not enough. We are hopeful for passage this session.
We need it badly. Our Board of Managers are out of control. Here are just a few issues:

1.The Board isn't a legal both elections 2007 & 2008 there was no quorum so the BOM continued the election, (kept the votes from the 1st election night were there was no quorum) The Honest Ballot Association told me that it's llegal to "Continue an Election.
2.Installed 20 new boilers without our vote.
3.The Coachlight Square on the Hudson Condominium Association has been charged by the USA Dept. of Housing & Urban Development,(HUD). For "Charge of Discrimination" under the ADA Act for not allowing a disabled resident/owner to have a ramp installed. To date the BOM has yet to inform the owners of such charge.We are paying legal fee's for our lawyer on this case. I found out by a source who give me all the Court documents pertaining to the case.

There is so much more. We need much more exposure
so others in our or a simliar situation can help to get this Bill passed. There is also a Bill for Co-op's. I am told by Albany that we need to have the Condo Bill passed first then it would make it easier for the Co-op Bill to pass.

We need you! PLEASE HELP US HOWARD!

What really upset me - and what drove me to have to contact the media was the fact that the board paid no attention to the dire situation of a local business man and his family. The neighbor Alex Cheblal's home was totally destroyed and my coop unit would have housed him and his family until they rebuilt. http://www.lohud.com/article/20090103/NEWS02/901030365/-1/ARCHIVE

This dictatorship has allowed this to happen and gives a new meaning to "love thy neighbor". How bad would it be in this economy to allow the neighbors whose house burned down to stay in the empty coop down the street.

I find it gauling a family that has put there heart & soul into a business that served the community and gave employment to local residents is treated with such disrespect by a small group of people who are supposedly their neighbors.

I live at 47 Alta Avenue and Ms. Frank neglected to tell you that she never lived in the unit, in fact it was a business for her until the board made he tenant leave. She has a lot of nerve trying to intimidate both the board and the other owners in the building. She has proved to be a nuisance leaving unwanted materials under all apartment doors. The majority of owners here feel that out board is quite fair in their determination of who can by a unit. The market may be down but three units have turned over in the last three months. There are always three sides to a story, yours, mine and the truth.

Anonymous,
It sounds like you are supplying the heretofore missing rationale for the 47 Alta Road Board's denial of Ms. Frank's financially qualified buyers--punishment! It is inexcusable to prevent this woman from moving on. Further, it is just plain awful to dash the buyers' hopes and confidence, and add to their financial burdens by collecting hefty application fees and wasting their precious time.

I served on my prior co-op's board on East 88th Street in Manhattan for 10 years, and when shareholders presented with prospective buyers, even shareholders with whom we had had a past conflict, we still held to objective criteria in making our assessment of the qualifications of the potential buyer. Only when a potential buyer had out-and-out lied, or there was some other significant concern about character, did we reject. In 10 years of Board service I think we refused three applications, and certainly not three or four deals involving one single shareholder. Your Board's actions simply do not pass the smell test, as anyone who has served on a co-op Board would affirm.

The situation as you have presented it is preposterous and terrible karma for your building as a whole. Your Board needs to grow up, stop being vindictive, and let everyone go their separate ways in peace, without further financial damage.

Kudos to Ms. Frank for standing up for herself. I sincerely hope Howard will keep us informed as this saga unfolds and, I hope, resolves. I'd be most interested to know what happens the next time Ms. Frank's broker presents a qualified buyer to this Board.

This is exactly why we need transparency in Coop Board decisions. I wish you all the best, Wendy.

I agree with Ms. Frank. It may be worth it for Ms. Frank to look into the other transactions that have taken place over the past three months and see if they followed the same policies as they have been with her unit. She may find just cause for a discrimination suit. Agree with her or not, she is simply trying to sell a piece of Real Estate. Constantly having buyers rejected by the board sounds more like some form of retaliation or discrimination and should be investigated.

This was a very well done segment. As a renter, I've heard many nightmarish stories about coop and condo boards, but have never personally experienced their wrath. This story clearly demonstrates the acute need to hold these power-hungry boards accountable. If they are doing their job correctly and honestly, board members across the state could not object to openness. If they do, then we have to wonder what information or behavior they are trying to keep hidden.

Change doesn't have to come only from the federal government--transparency and accountability will always be necessary!

Dear Anonymous co-op owner at 47 Alta Ave,

It doesn't surprise that your post neglected to state your name. But since you want to allege facts, here is the third side of the story - the truth!

Yes, 3 units have turned over but here are the conditions surrounding the sales.

Unit 2C sold on 12/26/2008 after having been on the market since 9/19/07.

Unit 1F sold on 1/15/2009 after having been on the market for 198 days since 6/30/2008.

And Unit 4B sold on 2/27/2009 after having been on the market since 12/1/2006, three Realtors later. It was in contract 3 times before it actually sold.

Wendy has suffered enough. If the board, and the unit owners for that matter, find Wendy to be such a nusance then approve the next buyer we put in front of the board and Wendy will be out of your lives forever!

Nobody wants Wendy to sell more than me!

Dear Anonymous co-op owner at 47 Alta Ave,

It doesn't surprise that your post neglected to state your name. But since you want to allege facts, here is the third side of the story - the truth!

Yes, 3 units have turned over but here are the conditions surrounding the sales.

Unit 2C sold on 12/26/2008 after having been on the market since 9/19/07.

Unit 1F sold on 1/15/2009 after having been on the market for 198 days since 6/30/2008.

And Unit 4B sold on 2/27/2009 after having been on the market since 12/1/2006, three Realtors later. It was in contract 3 times before it actually sold.

Wendy has suffered enough. If the board, and the unit owners for that matter, find Wendy to be such a nusance then approve the next buyer we put in front of the board and Wendy will be out of your lives forever!

Nobody wants Wendy to sell more than me!

Anonymous co-op owner is also probably keeping anonymous since Wendy DIDN'T run a business out of that apartment and it's much more comfortable to lie when you don't have to own up to it. Folks who know Wendy are all too familiar with the abuse she's been taking from these people, so to lie about what she's done is just salt in the wound--shame on you!

As a coop owner in Manhattan I find this situation unfortunate. It only fuels potential buyers away from considering purchasing coops for other areas with condos or private homes.

Give Wendy a break, if you won't accept any of the previous four pre-certified offers then why doesn't the Board offer guidance towards what would be accepted.

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Did Wendy ever have a buyer approved? Something needs to be done about these co-op boards stat. They are above the law and I can personally attest that potential buyers are rejected for racial reasons. I was asked the race of my buyer by a board member's spouse.

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