GDB Law Practical Guides: For Condo & Co-op Boards

The attorneys in Gallet Dreyer & Berkey, LLP's Cooperative, Condominium and Homeowners Association (HOA) Law practice help board members, managing agents and owners solve real-world problems.

The board of your condo, co-op or HOA is the governing body for your apartment building or residential development. Serving on a board can be rewarding; it allows you to be part of the decision-making process for your community and may provide you with an opportunity to influence how things are run. While a professional management company may handle things (like overseeing day-to-day maintenance and operations), board members retain a number of important duties and responsibilities.  

A Practical Guide to Legal Issues for Cooperative, Condominium and HOA Board Members

Below are a collection of articles addressing some of the legal issues facing co-op, condo and HOA boards.
 

• Video: Insurance for Cooperatives

• Video: Coops' Proprietary Leases and Apartment Alterations

• Appellate Court Partially Removes Important Protections for Individual Members of Cooperative and Condominium Boards

• Condominium and Cooperative Annual Meetings and Elections - Practical Tips

• Coop and Condo Boards Must Pay Careful Attention to Building Documents

• Co-op's Weapon against Objectionable Shareholders

• Coop and Condo Boards: Do Not Ignore Second-Hand Smoke Complaints

• Courts Hold Cooperative and Condominium Boards to Strict Scrutiny

• Court Upholds the Authority to Impose Emergency Rent Increases in Mitchell-Lama Affordable Housing Developments

• Coops and Condos Be Aware: New Conflict Of Interest Reporting Obligations Go Into Effect on Jan. 1.

• Preventing Sponsors and Holders of Unsold Shares from Gaining Control of a Cooperative’s Board of Directors

• Tax Lien Foreclosure Proceedings on the Rise

• When is a Decision of a Cooperative or Condominium Board of Directors Reasonable

• When Sponsors Transfer Control of Condominiums to Unit Owners - Advice to New Board Members

• Cooperatives Refinancing Their Mortgages - Key Issues to Consider Concerning Bank Commitment Letters

 

See also: GDB Law's Practical Guide to Legal Issues for Condo and Co-op Managers, and for Condo Owners and Co-op Shareholders.