Poliakoff, Ryan

IT'S BEEN SAID THAT A MAN'S HOME IS HIS CASTLE. FOR MANY OF US, THIS COULDN'T BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH. In the United States, more than 60 million people live in shared ownership communities—condominiums, cooperatives, and homeowner's associations. New Neighborhoods is Gary Poliakoff and Ryan Poliakoff's essential guide for this vast and largely untapped market. Detailing the most important aspects of buying or living in a shared ownership community, the authors:

• help readers make a smart purchasing decisions
• clarify readers' rights and responsibilities
• explain how associations operate, collect money, and hold meetings and elections
• describe how to effectively serve as a board member or volunteer
• highlight some of the crazy rules and regulations that have arisen around the country—and how to know when to follow them

With humor and compelling anecdotes, Gary Poliakoff and Ryan Poliakoff explain the pros and cons of what has become a very difficult legal and social minefield. They combine unmatched expertise with practical, real-world experience, creating a uniquely entertaining consumer's guide that readers will keep as a permanent reference.