Co-op proprietary leases and condo declarations/bylaws function like CC&Rs. Enforcement is by the board through fines, cure notices, lease termination (co-op), or lien/foreclosure (condo). Courts apply the business judgment rule.
Brooklyn co-ops enforce rules — noise, pets, alterations, subletting, smoking — through the proprietary lease and house rules. A typical enforcement progression: written notice of violation, cure period (often 10–30 days), fines per bylaws, and ultimately lease termination with Housing Court eviction under Pullman (2003). Condos enforce via declaration and bylaws with similar notice/cure procedures, ending in common charge liens for unpaid fines or injunctive suits for noncompliance. The NY Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 and NYC rent regulations can complicate enforcement against tenants of shareholders. Rules must be reasonable and adopted per governing documents; selectively enforced rules may be challenged as arbitrary. The NYC Pet Law (Admin Code §27-2009.1) prevents eviction if a pet is 'openly and notoriously' kept for 90 days without board action — a major limit on co-op pet rule enforcement.
Board-imposed fines: per bylaws, commonly $50–$500 per violation. Repeat/uncured violations: lease termination (co-op) or lien/injunction (condo).
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