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Got a New York HOA fine? No statutory fine cap and no statutory hearing right — but condo liens are foreclosed judicially, and a 2025 law requires 90 days notice first. Free defense guide.
Governing Law: New York Condominium Act (RPL §339-d to §339-mm) and Not-for-Profit Corporation Law
Researched by Brandon Sorensen
New York regulates condominiums through the New York Condominium Act (Real Property Law §339-d through §339-mm) and homeowner associations through the Not-for-Profit Corporation Law (N-PCL) and recorded covenants. Cooperative apartments, which are prevalent in New York City, operate under the Business Corporation Law and proprietary leases. Each structure has distinct legal characteristics that affect homeowner rights and enforcement procedures.
New York does not impose statutory fine caps on condominium or HOA fines, and — unlike most states — it sets no statutory notice or hearing requirement before a fine. Fine authority, amounts, and any procedure you are owed come from the association's bylaws, house rules, and proprietary lease (for co-ops). That makes your governing documents nearly the whole of your rights in New York: where the bylaws prescribe notice or a hearing, a board that skips it has committed a procedural failure you can use — but where they are silent, no statute supplies one.
One important exception arrived in 2025: Chapter 433 of the Laws of 2025 now requires 90 days' written notice before foreclosing on unpaid charges — including fines owed to an incorporated homeowners' association. See the fine limits section for how to use it.
This guide covers everything you need to know about New York HOA and condominium law: how to fight violations, your rights as a unit owner or shareholder, board obligations, and what limits exist on fining. Use the sections below to find the information most relevant to your situation.
Max Fine
Set by bylaws/house rules
Aggregate Cap
No statutory cap
Notice Period
90 days before foreclosure (2025 law); fining notice per bylaws
Hearing
No statutory requirement — bylaws only
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Step-by-step guide to challenging New York HOA and condo violations. Understand your due process rights, the business judgment rule, documentation strategies, and winning appeals.
Read Guide →Complete explanation of New York HOA and condo law under RPL §339-d to §339-mm and the Not-for-Profit Corporation Law. Your rights, board duties, and protections.
Read Guide →Complete guide to New York HOA and condo fines. No statutory fine cap, but due process requirements, business judgment rule protections, and how to challenge excessive fines.
Read Guide →New York uses multiple statutory frameworks depending on the type of residential community. Understanding which statute governs your community is the first step in knowing your rights.
Read the full New York HOA laws guide →New York does not impose a statutory maximum on HOA, condominium, or co-op fines. Fine authority and amounts are governed entirely by the association's declaration, bylaws, house rules, and (for co-ops) proprietary lease .
Read the full New York HOA fine-limits guide →New York's HOA and condominium fining process is governed by the association's bylaws and house rules, with important protections from New York case law. The landmark case Levandusky v. One Fifth Avenue Apartment Corp.
Read the full New York dispute guide →New York does not have a statutory cap on HOA or condominium fines. Fine amounts are set by the association's bylaws, house rules, or proprietary lease. New York also sets no statutory notice or hearing requirement before a fine — the board must follow the procedures in its own governing documents, and a board that skips a step its bylaws require has committed a procedural failure you can challenge. Where the bylaws are silent, no statute fills the gap.
The New York Condominium Act (Real Property Law §339-d through §339-mm) governs the creation, governance, and management of condominiums in New York. It establishes requirements for condominium declarations, bylaws, common element ownership, assessments, and board governance. Condominiums in New York are distinct from co-ops, which operate under the Business Corporation Law.
Yes — no New York statute requires a hearing before a fine. The Condominium Act prescribes no notice period, hearing, or cure period, and there is no HOA act for non-condo communities. What binds your board is its own governing documents: where the bylaws or house rules require notice or a hearing, skipping that step is a procedural failure that can defeat the deference courts otherwise give boards under Levandusky v. One Fifth Avenue Apartment Corp. (1990). Read your bylaws first — in New York they are the source of nearly all your procedural rights.
In a condominium, you own your individual unit as real property, governed by the Condominium Act (RPL §339-d). In a co-op, you own shares in a corporation that owns the building, and you have a proprietary lease for your apartment. Co-ops are governed by the Business Corporation Law. Co-op boards generally have broader authority over shareholders than condo boards have over unit owners.
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