Definitions.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-6.1-4
in effect7-6.1-4. Definitions.
In this chapter, the following words have the following meanings:
(1) “Board” means board of directors;
(2) “Bylaws” means the bylaws of a cooperative housing corporation as they exist from
time to time;
(3) “Cooperative housing corporation” means a corporation organized or existing under
this chapter;
(4) “Limited-equity cooperative housing corporation” means a cooperative housing corporation
organized and operated primarily for the benefit of low- and moderate-income persons
and whose equity, after allowance for maximum transfer value of its stock, is permanently
dedicated to providing housing to persons of low or moderate income or to a charitable
purpose;
(5) “Member” means a person who holds voting rights in a non-business cooperative housing
corporation by virtue of a membership certificate issued by that corporation;
(6) “Non-business cooperative housing corporation” means a limited-equity housing cooperative
that, pursuant to § 7-6.1-5, elects to apply chapter 6 of this title to the corporation’s operations. All other
cooperative housing corporations are business cooperative housing corporations;
(7) “Proprietary lease” means an agreement between a cooperative housing corporation and
its stockholders or members for occupancy of a dwelling unit owned by the cooperative
housing corporation;
(8) “Stock” means shares of stock issued by a business cooperative housing corporation
or membership certificates issued by a non-business cooperative housing corporation;
(9) “Transfer value” means the value that may be paid or received upon the sale or transfer
of the stock of a cooperative housing corporation.
P.L. 1986, ch. 256, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 185, § 1.
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