Boards need to make sure their Policy Changes Pass Legal Muster (NY)

Community associations are quasi governments which can make their own rules provided that they don’t run afoul the law. Whenever changing rules, coop, condo, HOA and other community association boards must make sure that their good intention rule changes aren’t going to get them into trouble. With a litigious owner (especially one who is an attorney, “professional plaintiff”, a person without financial constraints or maybe just with strong principles), a board could end up in litigation which spans years and even after the board members are no longer even board members.    Read the article…………………………………

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