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2022 Area Median Income Guidelines

HDFCs are required to house people who are low-income. Different HDFCs have different eligibility definitions, or ways of determining who qualifies as low income. These are contained in the Certificate of Incorporation.

Co-ops Go Solar: Myths and Facts

Do you know the facts about solar energy? Download our guide in English and Spanish, and visit Co-ops Go Solar for more information on renewable energy.

Calling a Special Meeting of Shareholders

A special meeting allows shareholders to remove the current board of directors and elect a new board.

Healthy Co-op Checklist

Learn the signs of a healthy, well-functioning HDFC

Sample Superintendent Employment Agreement

This is a sample employment agreement between an HDFC and a super.

Sample House Rules

Sample house rules contain information about quiet hours, garbage disposal, repairs, and more.

Sample Resale Policy or Amendment to Proprietary Lease

Sample policy on selling units in your HDFC, plus notes on capital improvements.

Guide to Resale Policies

Learn what your governing documents have to say about selling apartments, and how to create your own resale policy.

Sample Bylaws

This is a sample of the by-laws of of an HDFC cooperative. By-laws are part of your cooperative’s governing documents. Different HDFCs have different by-laws, depending on their year of conversion, amendments, and more.

How To Increase Participation

Help residents get interested and involved in running their building.

Running Effective, Democratic Meetings

Clear, timely, effective, and democratic meetings are key to a healthy cooperative.

Improving your Cooperative Board of Directors

Improve regular board meetings, learn the duties and powers of the board of directors, and make a cooperative policy checklist.

Sales and Transfers: What documents do we need?

Checklist of the legal documents involved in the sale of a unit.

Tenant Association Articles of Association

This is a sample of a tenant association’s articles of association. A converted HDFC cooperative will be governed by bylaws, not articles of association.