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Grandfathered … or not?

A Westchester County cooperative apartment corporation decided to prohibit washing machines in apartments by creating a new House Rule.

The basis for the new rule was a finding by the Board that the plumbing system in the building was “not sufficiently robust” to handle washing machines. The co-op’s Board of Directors, however, took no steps to demand that shareholders remove any existing washing machines from their units. Implicitly, the Board appeared to have granted these shareholders some form of “grandfather” status.
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Community Associations in the News

You may have read recently about the homeowners association in Las Vegas in which a teenage resident was severely injured in a playground accident (see the July/August 2018 issue of CAI’s Common Ground Magazine, pages 20-25).

The jury rendered a $20 million verdict for the plaintiff, which overwhelmed the HOA’s liability insurance policy limit of $2 million.

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Absence of Malice

A Comparative Analysis between the Torts of “Abuse of Process” and “Malicious Prosecution” in civil litigation

Misuse of the legal system and its processes by litigants is nothing new; for centuries, individuals have improperly used the threat and/or commencement of legal action, both criminal and civil, as a sword against an adversary or potential victim. In fact, the use of process for the purpose of oppression or injustice was once punishable as contempt, and at times rose to an action for injury to reputation.[1] Continue reading “Absence of Malice”

Individual Board Member Liability After Fletcher v. Dakota

The Dakota, one of the legendary co-operative apartment buildings in Manhattan, has long shunned attention.

Its Board of Directors has allegedly even denied the purchase applications of celebrities in order to avoid the publicity that accompanies high profile residents. Ironically, instead of fame, the Dakota has been plagued by infamy, most notably by the murder of John Lennon at its doorstep, and most recently by a discrimination law suit brought by a former Board president against the Board of Directors and two individual Board members.[i] Continue reading “Individual Board Member Liability After Fletcher v. Dakota”

Category: Litigation

Grandfathered … or not?

A Westchester County cooperative apartment corporation decided to prohibit washing machines in apartments by creating a new House Rule.

Community Associations in the News

You may have read recently about the homeowners association in Las Vegas in which a teenage resident was severely injured in a playground accident (see the July/August 2018 issue of CAI’s Common Ground Magazine, pages 20-25).

Absence of Malice

A Comparative Analysis between the Torts of “Abuse of Process” and “Malicious Prosecution” in civil litigation

Individual Board Member Liability After Fletcher v. Dakota

The Dakota, one of the legendary co-operative apartment buildings in Manhattan, has long shunned attention.

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