Rhode Island General Laws Title 7. Corporations, Associations, and Partnerships § 7-6.1-4. Definitions

(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 nonbusiness 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.