Mitchell Lama Co Op Boards – The Basics
Mitchell Lama Co-ops – Fiduciary Responsibilities
HCR Mitchell-Lama Board Training Resource Page
Handbook for Directors of Cooperative Housing (NYS DHCR)
What New Board Members Need to Know (And How to Learn It)
How to Be a Great Board Member: The Top Do’s and Don’ts
RVT is not supervised by New York City Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), but some of the information applicable to their Mitchell-Lama cooperatives may also apply to RVT.
HPD Board Training Videos:
Mitchell-Lama Board Training: PHFL and Local Laws (applies to all Mitchell-Lamas)
Mitchell-Lama Board Training: Financial Oversight (applies to all Mitchell-Lama co-ops)
NYC Mitchell-Lama Resource Page (This page also contains information on state supervised Mitchell-Lamas)
Organizations that help you stay current with regulations, directives, and current events that can impact living in a Mitchell-Lama cooperative.
CU4ML (Cooperators United for Mitchell-Lama)
History of Mitchell-Lama (CU4ML)
How Mitchell-Lama Works: Not-for Profit Housing-What’s So Great About Mitchell-Lama
Mitchell-Lama Basics-What Every Mitchell-Lama Shareholder Should Know
MLRC (Mitchell-Lama Residents Coalition); history; newsletters
Other places to learn about the issues that NYC cooperatives and co-op boards of directors may face. However, RVT is a Mitchell-Lama not-for-profit cooperative whose only objective is safe, healthy and affordable housing. While the issues faced by boards are all the same, the solutions which may be suggested in the periodicals below, may only apply to private cooperatives, where making a profit is also a concern.
Cooperator News New York (a free monthly newspaper, subscribe for a hard copy)
On The Board (Cooperator News)
Building Operations (Cooperator News)
Board Operations (Habitat Magazine)
Building Operations (Habitat Magazine)
CNYC (Council of New York Cooperatives & Condominiums)
Serving On The Board (CNYC)
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