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March 12, 2009
New to the Area
My daughter is relocating to Brooklyn and has found an apartment she would like to rent. It is a co-op managed building. As her parents we liked the idea of how much checking they do on the tenants, however it has been almost a month since she applied for the place and the management company tells her that they forwarded everything to the board and they will call to make an appointment with her. Is this normal for it to take so long? We have no experience with this whatsoever and would appreciate any advice we could get from more experienced people. We are out of towners. Thank you.
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Sometimes the board only meets monthly, but I would contact the building's management company and ask them for a status check from the board on her application. One month is a little long to have not heard anything or made plans for an interview.
When does she want to move into the apartment? If it is more than a month or two from now, the board might not feel any urgency in scheduling an interview.
Posted by: setancre at March 12, 2009 1:30 PM
Totally normal. Some co-op boards get together, at the most, once a month. And depending on how organized they are, they may take longer to review, discuss, and set up an interview. Don't get discouraged.
Posted by: arch_tect at March 12, 2009 1:32 PM
Totally normal. Boards meet monthly most of the time. Check in with the building management or whomever you spoke with and touch base.
Posted by: VF at March 12, 2009 1:44 PM
Completely normal.
If it doesn't pan out have your daughter post on here. A lot of us are landlords and might have a place for a fellow Brownstoner poster.
Good luck
Posted by: christopher at March 12, 2009 2:17 PM
The Board generally reviews the sublet package and checks the owner's status before it schedules a meeting. Make sure you understand what the coop's policy is -- she may be only able to sublet for a year...
Posted by: BH76 at March 12, 2009 2:47 PM
Thank you all so much, very helpful information. I feel a bit better now. This website is great and all of you are very nice, makes me kind of wish I was moving to Brooklyn! Glad to know my daughter will be meeting some kind people.
Thanks again . . .
Posted by: MayaPA at March 12, 2009 2:58 PM
Completely normal. No worries.
Posted by: karo25 at March 12, 2009 3:21 PM
"As her parents we liked the idea of how much checking they do on the tenants, "
Another month or two of waiting you'll get over it.
Posted by: denton at March 12, 2009 4:12 PM
Check sites such as streeteasy.com and NYT real estate to see if the place she is renting is currently or was recently listed for sale. The owner may be trying to sell the place or maybe gave up for a year. It would be disappointing to spend all that money moving only to get evicted after a year because the owner sold their apartment.
Posted by: jdoo at March 13, 2009 10:29 AM
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