Queens County, NY HOA Rules: Board Procedures (2026)

Queens has very few traditional HOAs compared to suburban counties. Most multifamily ownership is through condominiums governed by NY Real Property Law Article 9-B or cooperative corporations governed by NY Business Corporation Law Article 4. Condo boards must follow the declaration, bylaws, and RPL 339-v (notice and meeting procedures). Co-op boards are elected by shareholders under BCL 603 and must follow the corporation bylaws, with proxies permitted under BCL 609. Both structures require annual meetings (BCL 602 for co-ops; bylaws for condos), written notice typically 10 to 50 days in advance, a quorum (usually majority), and minutes available for unit owner or shareholder inspection. NY RPL 339-w and BCL 624 grant unit owners and shareholders the right to inspect books and records on reasonable notice. Board members owe fiduciary duties under the business judgment rule articulated in Matter of Levandusky v. One Fifth Ave. (NY 1990). Queens townhouse HOAs and a handful of planned developments (such as parts of Glen Oaks Village and North Shore Towers common areas) follow either condo or HOA rules depending on how the project was organized.