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Case Notes provides insight on one particularly relevant co-op or condo case—clearly explaining what happened, why it’s important, and what lessons can be learned within.
First published: Sep 2025
The Malfunctioning Overflow DrainTAKEAWAY Courts don’t let insurance companies get away with using overly narrow or confusing policy language to deny coverage. If the wording in an insurance policy is too vague for a condo board or policyholder to reasonably understand, a court may decide the loss should, in fact, be fully covered. That means if a condo disagrees with an insurer’s denial, it’s worth talking to legal counsel and, when necessary, pursuing the issue in court. Also, just because someone admits they caused an accident doesn’t automatically mean they are legally responsible - unless the act was intentional or malicious.
Read full articleFirst published: Sep 2025
A Drill Too FarTAKEAWAY This case is a warning for co-op and condo boards: even if bad renovation work was done by a previous owner, a new owner can still try to hold the board responsible if problems aren’t addressed. Here, the court allowed claims about noise and water leaks to move forward, finding they could amount to a nuisance tied to earlier faulty work. The decision shows why boards should always require proper alteration agreements for renovations and the importance of requiring that future owners assume the continued obligations of a previous owner under such alteration agreement.
Read full articleFirst published: Aug 2025
Single Me Out? Not So FastTAKEAWAY Here, the court recognized that individual board members should not be subjected to litigation simply for serving on a board. To hold board members personally liable, plaintiffs must allege with specificity that they committed wrongful, fraudulent, or tortious acts beyond their role as board members. The Business Judgment Rule protects board members from liability when they exercise business judgment within their authority. This protection can warrant dismissal of lawsuits at the pleading stage, even when all allegations in the complaint are accepted as true for purposes of the motion. Being named as a defendant in a lawsuit imposes significant burdens on individual board members. Underlying decisions such as this is the (often unstated) recognition that absent such judicial protections……no one will want or desire to serve on a cooperative or condominium board.
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