Category: Q&A

Q&A Q&A: Who Will Lead Next?
2025 December Q&A: Who Will Lead Next?

Q. I live in a small building/HOA, and our same board has been in place for over a decade. We hold annual elections as per our governing documents, but we can’t get anyone else in the building/association to serve, and none of us can step…

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Q&A Q&A: Moving in Mom
2025 December Q&A: Moving in Mom

Q. I live in a co-op, and want to move my aging mother into my guest room. Our building doesn’t allow subletting, and the board has sometimes caused headaches for shareholders who have brought in roommates over the years. I feel like this…

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2025 November Q&A: A Posthumous Stock Change

Q. I am a former board member who held the office of secretary. I have a question pertaining to a stock certificate. I signed a stock certificate regarding a shareholder (who died in 2018) that was approved by the previous board and issue…

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Q&A Q&A: No Quorum
2025 November Q&A: No Quorum

Q. For the past three years, my co-op has not obtained a quorum at the annual meeting. In 2020, during the pandemic, the board decided to go virtual by using Zoom. However, at each annual meeting, the co-op did not reach a quorum, and as …

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2025 November Q&A: Renting Requirements

Q.   I'm going overseas for a few months for work, and would like to rent out my condo while I'm away. One of our board members told me I have to submit an information packet to the board, including the names, yearly incomes, and a bunch …

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Q&A Q&A: Moving in Mom
2025 November Q&A: Moving in Mom

Q. I live in a co-op, and want to move my aging mother into my guest room. Our building doesn't allow subletting, and the board has sometimes caused headaches for shareholders who have brought in roommates over the years. I feel like this…

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2025 October Q&A: Family Takeover

Q. I live in a Housing Development Fund Corporation (HDFC) building in the Bronx. My building has no meetings or elections, and shareholders are not informed of our financial status at all. The treasurer’s son has taken complete control a…

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Q&A Q&A: Annual Shareholder Meetings
2025 September Q&A: Annual Shareholder Meetings

Q. Is it illegal for a cooperative board to decide not to hold an annual shareholder meeting? If a co-op board does not meet, what rights is a shareholder entitled to?                                         — Waiting to Meet  A. Marg…

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2025 August Q&A: Election Rules

Q. “A majority of unit owners want our entire corrupt condo board replaced, and five of us are prepared to run and serve on the new board. Problem: The current board refuses to schedule an election, which our management company is respons…

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2025 July Q&A: Language Inclusivity

Q. “Over the last decade or so, the demographics in our building have shifted, and currently, about 40% of the residents are native Mandarin speakers — some speak Mandarin only. Our recently elected board president is one such resident, a…

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