Showing ordinances that apply to Rifton, NY
Rifton is an unincorporated community (population 481) in Ulster County, New York. Because Rifton is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Ulster County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The board procedures rules below are the ones that govern your area.
NY condos governed by Condo Act (RPL Article 9-B); HOAs by declaration. Ulster County HOAs must follow Not-for-Profit Corporation Law for meetings and elections.
Most Ulster County HOAs are incorporated under the NY Not-for-Profit Corporation Law (N-PCL), which sets minimum standards for annual meetings, quorum, notice (10-60 days before meeting), and elections. Condominiums additionally follow Real Property Law Article 9-B. Board meetings do not have to be open unless bylaws require it, but budget adoption meetings require notice to unit owners. NY does not yet have a general HOA transparency statute like some states; board procedure is governed primarily by the governing documents.
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