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by Susan Paige

Picture a nine-story pre-war co-op on a Midtown side street. The board just got hit with a DOB violation nobody saw coming, the monthly financial packet is three weeks late, and the managing agent’s “dedicated contact” has already changed twice this year. This is the kind of scenario that sends hundreds of New York boards […]

by Susan Paige

When an emergency expense exceeds your savings, borrowing may seem like the obvious way to cover the difference. Taking on new debt straight away can make an already difficult expense cost more, particularly if you are paying off credit cards or other balances such as an overdraft. You might have more flexibility than the original […]