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Apr 7, 2008

Authorization of Board Action

Piles of Paperwork

On March 31, 2008, the Supreme Court for New York County rendered a decision illustrating the importance for cooperatives and condominiums of documenting board and owner action properly.  As cooperatives and condominiums age, the proper keeping of records has become an issue for many of them.  It is an issue that should not be overlooked. In Pello v. 425 E. 50 Owners Corp. et al., 2008 N.Y. Slip Op. 30939(U) (Sup.Ct., N.Y. Co., Walter Tolub, J., March 31, 2008), a cooperative claimed to have enacted and subsequently modified a flip tax by board amendments to its by-laws.  However, the coop… Read more