There are over 30,000 registered sex offenders living in New York state. New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, Registered Sex Offenders by County (July 5, 2018). The law provides a framework for assimilating convicted sex offenders back into society, although it is not without criticism. See, e.g., Kelly K. Bonnar-Kidd, Sexual offender laws and prevention of sexual violence or recidivism, American Journal of Public Health, vol. 100,3, 412-19 (2010); Kate Hynes, The Cost of Fear: An Analysis of Sex Offender Registration, Community Notification, and Civil Commitment Laws in the United States and the United Kingdom, 2 Penn. St. J.L. & Int’l Aff. 351 (2013).
But what, if anything, is the obligation of a board of a condominium or cooperative when a convicted sex offender moves in?
