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Sketchy Succession at Mitchell LamaJan 10, 2023

I'm a long term member of a board of a Mitchell Lama Co-op. I've recently discovered that another long time member of the board is setting the stage for her granddaughter to "succeed" to the board member's very elderly friend's apartment. The granddaughter is in her 20's and grew up in the building, as her parents also have an apartment in the building, but she definitely does not live in the building now, and hasn't since she went away for college. However, the board member has arranged for her granddaughter to be listed on the income affidavit of her elderly friend's apartment, clearly setting her up to succeed to the friend's apartment. I have brought up the issue with our property manager and other board members, but nobody wants to do anything about it because the board member is a well-liked long-term member of the board. I think it's totally unfair to the people on the waiting list if the granddaughter is allowed to jump them all and is given a Mitchell Lama apartment that she never lived in, just because her grandmother is a board member. Is there anything I can do, either now or when the granddaughter's succession claim is made, to prevent her from getting the board member's elderly friend's apartment?

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Mitchell Lama - Pooh Jan 10, 2023

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