Tag: Geoffrey R Mazel

Q&A Q&A: Do We Need an Actual Quorum?
2015 November Q&A: Do We Need an Actual Quorum?

Q. We are a cooperative that falls under the purview of the New York State Business Corporation Law. Is there a law in there allowing us to conduct a meeting without a quorum having been reached? We need more than 50% of the vote and cert…

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Q&A Q&A: Voting By Proxy
2010 May Q&A: Voting By Proxy

Q “I live in a co-op in and had a question about proxy voting. In a recent vote, some proxies were left unassigned although everything else was filled out correctly. Does this make them automatically void because they were incomplete?…

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Q&A Q&A: No Quorum?
2010 Jan Q&A: No Quorum?

Q Is there a law allowing us to conduct a meeting without a quorum reached? We need more than 50 percent of the vote and certain shareholders refuse to attend the meetings. We don’t have a co-op board and can not elect one. The old b…

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Q&A Q&A: Financial Fiasco
2006 Mar Q&A: Financial Fiasco

Q I moved out of my Queens co-op apartment two years ago, right before the building started having numerous financial problems including bankruptcy and sponsor embezzlement. I am trying to sell my apartment, and have finally found a ba…

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