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PERSONAL R EFERENCE L ETTER S AMPLES

These l etters o f r eference s hould b e t yped o n p ersonal o r b usiness l etterhead.

Sample # 1

Board o f D irectors

The ( Building A ddress) T enants C orporation

Address

New Y ork, N Y 1 0000

RE: C ooperative A pplication o f ( Name)

To: T he B oard o f D irectors

I w rite i n s upport o f t he c o-‐op a pplication o f ( Name).

I h ave k nown ( Name) f or o ver 1 2 y ears. I m et ( Name) t hrough a m utual a cquaintance i n

1993. A t t he t ime, I w as e mployed a s a M anager a t ( Company N ame) a nd ( Name)’s f riend

was w orking a s a n i ntern i n t he s ame o ffice. C onsequently, I s aw ( Name) f rom t ime t o t ime

at v arious o ffice e vents a nd f unctions. W e q uickly b ecame c lose f riends. O ver t he n ext f ew

years, w hile I a ttended g raduate s chool, I l ived o utside t he N ew Y ork C ity a rea. H owever,

my w ife ( then g irlfriend) r emained a r esident o f M anhattan, a nd s he a nd ( Name) b ecame

close f riends. C onsequently, b oth m y w ife a nd I c ame t o c onsider ( Name) a nd I t o b e o ur

closest f riend.

As a r esult o f k nowing ( Name) o ver a d ecade, I c an a ssure y ou t hat s he i s a p erson o f

remarkable m aturity a nd r eliability. S he i s o ne o f t he m ost p ersonally d ependable a nd

financially r esponsible p eople t hat I k now. M y w ife a nd I h ave c ome t o d epend u pon

(Name) i n c ountless w ays. F or e xample, ( Name) i s o ne o f t he f ew p eople t o w hom m y w ife

and I w ould e ntrust t o t ake c are o f 3 -‐year o ld s on. O bviously, I h ave a g reat d eal o f f aith i n

(Name) a nd t rust h er w ithout r eservation.

I s hould a lso p oint o ut t hat ( Name) w ould b e a n i deal n eighbor. S he i s g enerous, t houghtful,

immaculately c lean a nd q uiet. S he i s a lso a n e xtremely i nteresting a nd i ntelligent p erson.

Based o n t he f oregoing, i t s hould b e o bvious t hat I b elieve t hat ( Name) w ould b e a n i deal

candidate f or m embership i n y our c o-‐op a nd r esidency i n y our b uilding. M y o nly r egret i n

writing t his l etter i s t hat I h ave c ome t o s uspect t hat I h ave b een u nsuccessful i n

persuading ( Name) t o m ove t o P ark S lope. P lease f eel f ree t o c ontact m e a t x xx w ith a ny

further q uestions.

Very T ruly Y ours,

Donna Stockman • Sotheby’s International Realty New York City •

Personal Reference Letter Samples