Tag: roommate law

Q&A Q&A: Bi-Coastal Blues
2021 July Q&A: Bi-Coastal Blues

Q. I have a two-bedroom co-op in Manhattan. I also have a townhouse in Los Angeles because that is where I pursue acting for TV and film mostly. I have had roommates in my New York apartment as I come in 1-2 times a year. My current roomm…

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Law & Legislation Roommates and Boarders in Co-ops
Roommates and Boarders in Co-ops

Co-op residents are used to restrictions on who may live in their unit, for how long, and with whom. Thanks to the proprietary lease, boards have extensive power over these issues, and generally forbid practices including subletting - the m…

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Q&A Q&A: Proving Non-Resident Status
2019 June Q&A: Proving Non-Resident Status

Q. We have a problem with a shareholder circumventing sublet rules by claiming that the occupant of their unit is a ‘roommate.’ The actual shareholder does not live here, but she shows up occasionally and sits on the stoop to make her pre…

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Q&A Q&A:Can Co-ops Allow Roommates?
2010 August Q&A:Can Co-ops Allow Roommates?

Q I live in a self-managed co-op and we are getting conflicting information about whether co-ops can disallow roommates or not. We've heard that the board of directors has absolute decision making power over whether or not to allow room…

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