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JCDenton Posted 18 years ago
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Please, who is in US "co-op board" ???

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00Please, I'm looking for the synonym and the meaning of the word "co-op board" ? Truth be told, I have no idea, what does this person do, anyway according to this article from NY times:02br
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00I would bet, that you're paying your month rent to this person. right? Can you please confirm it and describe me other duties of this guy....02br
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00many thanks in advance...02br
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0JC, I actually think this article does a very good job of explaining what a co-op is. You need to read the entire article. 02br 02br 00A co-op is a special type of real estate situation - the other owners in the building elect people from among themselves to serve on the co-op board.

  • 0JC, I actually think this article does a very good job of explaining what a co-op is.
  • You need to read the entire article.
  • 02br 02br 00A co-op is a special type of real estate situation - the other owners in the building elect people from among themselves to serve on the co-op board.
  • It is not ONE person; it is a group of people.
  • They will determine whether someone is allowed to purchase a condo that is for sale.
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0JC, I actually think this article does a very good job of explaining what a co-op is. You need to read the entire article. 02br
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00A co-op is a special type of real estate situation - the other owners in the building elect people from among themselves to serve on the co-op board. It is not ONE person; it is a group of people. They will determine whether someone is allowe
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0Thanks GG for help! I must confess myself that I just skimmed that article at first time..05005100 and I got the wrong impression about the right meaning...I apologize for it...05205302br
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00Ok, I read the entire article, but I'm still confused about the one thing. Who can be the owner of that building? Is that the reality company or is the building mostl
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0Yes, it's owned by the people who own the apartments/condos in the building in the first place. 02br
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00Let's say that there are 12 apartments, and six of them cost $2 million and $1 of them cost $1 million, so that's $18 million of value. Depending on the rules of incorporation, it could be that the people who own the $1 million apartments have a 1/18 share in the entir
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0Interesting, thx. 0-

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