Building Community-Controlled Affordable Housing Through Cooperation

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Introducing Our New Chief of Real Estate Development
We are thrilled to announce that Passyna Bula-Bula has joined us as our new Chief of Real Estate! This new role in the executive team is integral to driving UHAB’s…
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Welcoming Our New Chief of People & Culture
We are thrilled to introduce Tasliym Morales as UHAB’s first Chief of People and Culture!
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Available Apartments

Want to live in an affordable co-op? There are apartments in multiple buildings open now.
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Our Community

UHAB works with rent-stabilized tenants and low-income cooperative homeowners. By empowering residents to create, manage, and defend their own homes, we position New Yorkers as their own best solution to our housing crisis.
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Upcoming Events

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Wednesday, 5/15

6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Co-ops go Solar Part 2: Solar Financing

728 Driggs Ave

728, Driggs Avenue, New York, 11211, United States

Join UHAB and Solar One to discuss how your HDFC can save money with rooftop solar. Discuss financing and incentives, decision making processes, and how UHAB and Solar One…

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Lunes, 5/20

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Administración cooperativa avanzada

664 W 161st St

664, West 161st Street, New York, New York, 10032, United States

Analice el papel de un administrador y la ética de la administración de propiedades. Obtenga consejos para supervisar al personal, conceptos básicos de presupuesto y una lista de verificación…

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Tuesday, 5/21

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

Affordable Housing is for All–Community Meeting

Online

We’ll be discussing rising insurance prices in HDFCs and across residential buildings in NYC, and think together about the root causes of these issues and what we can do…

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Our Work

Explore resources for tenants and HDFC residents.

We believe housing works best when residents are in charge. Our work is to support tenants and cooperative homeowners at every stage of resident controlled affordable housing.

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Get Involved

Learn about how you can work with UHAB!

From tenant organizing in your neighborhood to learning about the history of affordable co-ops, we have flexible opportunities to get involved.

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About Us

50 years of community through cooperation.

We believe housing works best when residents are in charge. Our work is to support tenants and cooperative homeowners at every stage of resident controlled affordable housing.

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Explore resources for HDFC co-ops

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How does a cooperative operate?
Operating a cooperative takes organization and cooperation. This resource is a guide to some of the basic functions fo a co-op.
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Who Owns the Apartment? Dealing With Spouses, Roommates, and Children
Your co-op’s legal documents allow you to pass on ownership of your unit to a spouse, child, or non-relative.
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Shareholder Rights, Responsibilities, and Advantages
Learn the rights and responsibilities of an HDFC shareholder, plus what makes living in an HDFC so special.
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