There may even be a provision in the proprietary lease, he said, addressing the issue.
The proprietary lease usually describes who it considers a family member to be.
Some proprietary leases, he said, make exceptions for immediate family members.
A new board now maintains that its reading of the proprietary lease calls for only a 51 percent majority vote.
But it would depend on the terms of the proprietary lease.
Our proprietary lease says that 80 percent of the floor area is to be carpeted.
That may be the case in a rental building, but most proprietary leases provide otherwise.
The right of entry, he points out, is already in the proprietary lease.
"The charge must be specifically authorized in the proprietary lease."
"Under the proprietary lease the board has the right of access to the apartment in order to make repairs," he said.