Robert Dublirer v. 2000 Linwood Avenue Owners, Inc. (069154)

In this appeal, we consider the free speech rights of residents in a high-rise cooperative apartment building. A resident who was a regular critic of the building’s Board of Directors was interested in running for a Board seat. He asked the Board if he could distribute campaign materials in the building. The Board, citing a “House Rule” that barred soliciting and distributing any written materials, denied the request. On prior occasions, though, the Board had distributed written “updates” under apartment doors throughout the building, which criticized the Board’s opponents. The resident filed…