On January 26, the New York State Attorney General’s Real Estate Finance Bureau announced new standards that will streamline the allocation of stock to, and the sale of, cooperative common areas, such as hallways, servants’ rooms and storage lockers, to existing shareholders.  Previously, the Attorney General had taken the position that such sales required the issuance of “no action letters” by its office in order to comply with New York State’s securities laws.  This position has now been abandoned.  In the future, cooperatives may allocate stock to common areas and sell the stock to existing shareholders without involving the Attorney… Read more