(a) A dissolved limited cooperative association shall wind up its activities and affairs, and except as provided in § 29-1012.07, continue after dissolution only for the purpose of winding up.
(b) In winding up a limited cooperative association’s activities, the board of directors:
(1) Shall discharge its liabilities, settle and close its activities, and marshal and distribute its assets; and
(2) May:
(A) Preserve the association or its property as a going concern for no more than a reasonable time;
(B) Prosecute and defend actions and proceedings;
(C) Settle disputes by mediation or arbitration;
(D) Deliver to the Mayor for filing a statement of termination stating the name of the company and that the company is terminated;
(E) Transfer the association’s property; and
(F) Perform other acts necessary or appropriate to the winding up.
(c) After dissolution and upon application of a limited cooperative association, a member, or a holder of financial rights, the Superior Court may order judicial supervision of the winding up of the association, including the appointment of a person to wind up the association’s activities, if:
(1) After a reasonable time, the association has not wound up its activities; or
(2) The applicant establishes other good cause.
(d) If a person is appointed pursuant to subsection (c) of this section to wind up the activities of a limited cooperative association, the association shall promptly deliver to the Mayor for filing an amendment to the articles of organization to reflect the appointment.
(July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720; Mar. 5, 2013, D.C. Law 19-210, § 2(j)(8)(A), 59 DCR 13171.)
This section is referenced in § 29-1002.01.
The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-210 rewrote the section.
Uniform Law: This section is based on § 1206 of the Uniform Limited Cooperative Association Act.
Application of Law 19-210: Section 7 of D.C. Law 19-210 provided that the act shall apply as of January 1, 2012.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 29 - Business Organizations. [Enacted title]
Chapter 10 - Limited Cooperative Associations
§ 29–1012.01. Dissolution and winding up
§ 29–1012.02. Nonjudicial dissolution
§ 29–1012.03. Judicial dissolution
§ 29–1012.04. Voluntary dissolution before commencement of activity
§ 29–1012.05. Voluntary dissolution by the board and members
§ 29–1012.07. Distribution of assets in winding up limited cooperative association
§ 29–1012.08. Known claims against dissolved limited cooperative association
§ 29–1012.09. Other claims against dissolved limited cooperative association
§ 29–1012.10. Court proceedings
§ 29–1012.11. Statement of dissolution