How can I tell if a co-op or condo board member has a conflict of interest—and what can I do about it? (NY)

Co-op and condo board politics can get heated, but actual conflicts of interest are few and far between.  “There’s a conflict of interest when, and only when, a board member has a pecuniary interest in the issue on which the board has to decide,” says real estate attorney Ian Brandt, a partner at the Manhattan law firm Wagner Berkow & Brandt.    Read the article…………………………

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