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Our building’s proprietary lease does not permit any handouts at any time to shareholders, e.g.: under apartment doors, in the lobby, on the property, etc.
The existing board when it runs for reelection, although there has been some turnover, e.g.: on person per year over the last five years (seven person board) posts the names of all incumbents who are running again and all who have submitted their names for consideration on the building’s bulletin board and then it puts a letter under all apartment doors with the same information, including a brief resume of each person running for the board.
As I wish to run for office, I have asked the board for permission to put campaign information under the doors.
The board’s response to multiple requests has been that the proprietary lease does not permit any distribution of materials at any time.
In fairness, the board does not lobby for reelection via any materials under any apartment doors. Rather, shareholders who are aligned with the existing board members will solicit shareholders, but these folks do not distribute any information.
My alternative is mailings to the shareholders.
The building does not have a regular newsletter with chit/chat items. In fact, there is no co-op newsletter. Rather the president of the board, a member of the board, the board itself will distribute information pertinent to taxes, assessments, maintenance costs, capital expenditures, insurance, etc.
Notices regarding the annual shareholder meeting are mailed as required by the proprietary lease.
Sometimes, information such a fire alarm tests, elevator tests, AC plant activation, heating system activation, pool applications, health spa annual membership, etc. are posted in each floor’s elevator lobby.
What are my options without violating the proprietary lease?
mail it. spend the money. However, in reality they cannot stop you from putting notices under doors. Also you can stand in the lobby and meet and greet people and hand them a flyer and bio on yourself. go for it!!
Yes, I did put something under the door of a resident and a complaint was made to the management office. Then, I received a letter from the attorney that my lease could be terminated if I put anything under the door.
This is why I put a question here.
my friend,
you clearly has an A-hole on yoru Board if youa re gatting a lawyer's letter onver such a trivial thing. you need to get on your coop board - you really do. for the record, it is important you respond in writing to to that letter claiming that the Board puts noticed under doors (didnt you say they do this?) and citing freedom of expression rights. i do not think they can impose such a restrictive law. It sounds ridiculous. You can also call NRDC to check on this.
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Dear Rob, sounds like they dont want new members. We resorted in mailing out letters. Also, we now have an extensive Email list, and have become a fairly powerful group who forced the Board to make changes. (firing a Super that was caught stealing, but Board members protected)...
Good luck... AliceT
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