Tag: Owner-occupancy

Roommate, Guest, Tenant or Airbnb? How Smart Boards Balance Building Security with Owner Privacy By Cooperator Staff

How does a board decide whether a new occupant is a roommate, an illegal subtenant, a dog-sitter, or just a long-term guest? When boards receive complaints from residents about 'strangers' wandering the halls, how do they find out what’s go…

2023 February Q&A: Subleasing a Co-op By Adam Leitman Bailey

Q.  A co-op owner purchased her unit in 2005 and has been subleasing it to the same tenant since 2011. The co-op board recently passed an amendment to the bylaws that states that an owner cannot sublease a unit for more than two years, and…

2008 July Q&A: Who Pays the Assessment? By Andrew B. Freedland, Esq.

Q There is a question in my building as to whether or not a new homeowner is responsible for paying an assessment that was extended by the HOA board before the transaction was completed. The previous homeowner paid the two-year assessment…