Co-op Board Faces Off Against Shareholders in Controversial Election Battle Over Alleged Conflicts of Interest
In New York, four shareholders in a local cooperative are escalating a dispute over their exclusion from the upcoming board of directors election. Each of these candidates meets the by-law requirement of being both a shareholder and a resident, yet they have been denied placement on the ballot due to alleged conflicts of interest linked to their ties with a social and charitable organization occupying part of the cooperative’s property. The board of the cooperative has expressed concerns, asserting that allowing the petitioners on the ballot could jeopardize the community’s “welfare, financial stability, and governance … Read more