A religious corporation can change its mind about moving forward with a contract to sell real property if the sale would not promote the corporation’s purpose or the interests of its members, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Lawrence Marks has held.
The Commercial Division judge’s May 28 decision in Guberman v. Congregation Ahavath Chesed, 653177/2011, dismissed a complaint brought against an Upper West Side synagogue after it agreed in writing to sell its premises for nearly $4 million, then terminated the contract when its membership opposed the transaction.
