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I'm on the board of a co-op, and our house rules are comically ancient. We asked our management company for a template to work from to update them, and they gave us another set of rules from 25-30 years ago. Is there a good recent template for house rules that we could work from to generate ideas?
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i believe anytime you try and word in a punishment such as fines to house rules, your proprietary lease and by laws has to support it.
i believe i have read a number of times of coop owners having years of fees returned and not paying fees and fighting them+winning, since the the proprietary lease didn't call for them.
I agree with "peoples choice" response. Also you should really look into the quality of life issues you have and how the buildings image would change in a positive way by drafting "new rules". Begin by waking the property and make notes. Then apply a little bit of common sense. There is no point in making a rule if it is impossible to implement/follow.
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I do not mind giving you our House Rules. Send me your email address and I will email it to you. This can be a starting point.
Thanks. I do not want to post my email address in public but you can email them to our board address at surfair_equities@yahoo.com. Looking forward to seeing them.
Write rules to manage situations, not control people. Everything you write, you will need to enforce at some point. There will always be shareholders who break rules because they are just going to do whatever it is that they feel like doing, but everyone else will be governed by a rule written to control the few. try to not write too many. House rules are for the management of enabling people to live together in a balanced, fair and respectful way, and to protect the property for the benefit of all.
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Sounds like you need a new managing agent. You can also seek your Legal Adviser. Our house rules deals with common spaces, noise issues, roller bladding in hallways, smoking in common areas, nothing in hallways like carriages, shopping carts. No kids playing in hallways, illegal occupant and the rules can go on and on depending on your building. Also with each complaint from share holder tag on a fine for each rule being broken. The best way is break it down step by step from front to back yard to the whole building. Did I mention consult with your legal adviser. Good Luck
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