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Assembly Bill A4948

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes a residential cooperative and condominium owner's bill of rights

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2009-A4948 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §352-eeeee, Gen Bus L; amd §339-v, RP L

2009-A4948 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts a bill of rights for owners of residential cooperative or condominium units to provide fair and equitable treatment of all shareholders or unit owners; directs the attorney general to promulgate a handbook summary of the rights of shareholders and unit owners vis-a-vis cooperative corporations and condominium associations and the procedures and processes available to shareholders and unit owners to enforce such rights.

2009-A4948 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4948

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 10, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. V. LOPEZ, BALL, GALEF -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of  A. ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Hous-
  ing

AN ACT to amend the general business law and the real property  law,  in
  relation  to  enactment  of  a residential cooperative and condominium
  owner's bill of rights

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
352-eeeee to read as follows:
  S  352-EEEEE.  RESIDENTIAL COOPERATIVE AND CONDOMINIUM OWNER'S BILL OF
RIGHTS. THE ORGANIZATIONAL AND OPERATING DOCUMENTS OF EVERY  RESIDENTIAL
COOPERATIVE  HOUSING CORPORATION AND EVERY RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM ASSO-
CIATION ESTABLISHED OR OPERATING PURSUANT TO THE LAWS OF THE STATE SHALL
GUARANTEE THE FOLLOWING TO EACH SHAREHOLDER OR UNIT OWNER:
  1. THAT (A) ALL APPLICATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH MATTERS WHICH  REQUIRE
APPROVAL  OF  THE  BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS OR BOARD OF MANAGERS AND (B) ALL
REQUESTS FOR DETERMINATIONS BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR BOARD OF MANAG-
ERS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO REQUESTS FOR THE RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES
BETWEEN OR AMONG SHAREHOLDERS OR UNIT OWNERS,  DISPUTES  BETWEEN  SHARE-
HOLDERS  AND  THE COOPERATIVE CORPORATION OR BETWEEN UNIT OWNERS AND THE
CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION SUCH AS DISPUTES CONCERNING  RESPONSIBILITY  FOR
REPAIRS  SHALL BE PROCESSED IN A REASONABLY EXPEDITIOUS MANNER ON A NON-
DISCRIMINATORY BASIS  PURSUANT  TO  UNIFORM  PROCEDURES  AND  TIMETABLES
ADOPTED IN WRITING AND ANY SUCH APPROVAL SHALL NOT BE UNREASONABLY WITH-
HELD.  THE  BOARD'S DECISION SHALL BE IN WRITING AND SHALL SET FORTH THE
REASONS THEREFOR, EXCEPT THAT NO REASON SHALL BE REQUIRED WHEN  APPROVAL
IS  GRANTED.  A  BOARD'S REFUSAL TO ALLOW A SHAREHOLDER OR UNIT OWNER TO
SUBLET AN APARTMENT PURSUANT TO A UNIFORM  POLICY  WHICH  IS  REASONABLY
DESIGNED  TO  PROHIBIT  OR LIMIT SUBLETTING SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE AN
UNREASONABLE WITHHOLDING OF CONSENT PURSUANT TO  THIS  SUBDIVISION.  THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08712-01-9
              

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