KLee, all the NYTimes Q&A is saying is that the board cannot pass and enforce a new house rule if it conflicts with the lease. That's been a settled point for ages and is not news. Changes to the lease require approval by a super-majority of shareholders.

The interesting part is the question-asker's claim that their lease explicitly allows home occupations. That would be quite an unusual provision, if actually present. I see above that you believe your own lease also has such a provision - could you please post the language from your lease that states this?

Our own lease is based on the same template as many co-op conversions from the early 1980s. There is no mention of home occupations or zoning, and the language in Paragraph 14 ("Use of Premises") explicitly rules out any use except as a private dwelling: "The Lessee shall not, without the prior written consent of the Lessor on such conditions as Lessor may prescribe, occupy or use the apartment or permit the same or any part thereof to be occupied or used for any purpose other than as a private dwelling ..."