Legal Question in Real Estate Law in New Jersey

There are two issues here: First, the officers of the organization can be compelled to follow the rules of the organization (at least insofar as they affect legal rights such as an audit) by a suit filed by someone who has standing to sue. That would be your landlord among others. So, if your landlord is upset at the fact that the board has not followed its own rules, a suit might be appropriate. You, however, probably do not have standing to sue in your own name unless you can convice a judge that you are sufficiently affected by the board's misfeasance. Second, the organization has the right to set its own rules but only within the bounds established by the statute that creates the legal existence for the entity. Assuming that the condo association is an NJ business corporation, the applicable statute says that your landlord has the right to appoint another to act for him by written proxy conforming to certain rules. The board has no legal right to refuse to honor a properly drawn proxy and the statute does not give the corporation the power to decide not to permit proxies.

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