Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to judiciary |
May 13, 2009 |
referred to judiciary |
Assembly Bill A8306
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
MENG
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-A8306 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A8306 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8306 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 13, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MENG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to the preparation and recording of restrictive covenant declarations THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The real property law is amended by adding a new section 291-i to read as follows: S 291-I. PROHIBITED RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS. 1. (A) ANY PROVISION IN A WRITTEN INSTRUMENT RELATING TO OR AFFECTING REAL PROPERTY THAT PURPORTS TO FORBID OR RESTRICT CONVEYING, MORTGAGING, ENCUMBERING OR LEASING OF SUCH REAL PROPERTY TO ANY PERSON ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, GENDER OR ANY OTHER CRITERIA IN VIOLATION OF APPLICABLE FEDERAL OR STATE LAW, SHALL BE VOID. (B) NOTWITHSTANDING PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS ARE NOT PROHIBITED BY THIS SECTION: (I) A LIMITATION, ON THE BASIS OF RELIGION, ON THE USE OF REAL PROPER- TY HELD BY A RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION OR ORGANIZATION OR BY ANY RELIGIOUS OR CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION, OPERATED, SUPERVISED OR CONTROLLED BY A RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION OR ORGANIZATION AND USED FOR RELIGIOUS OR CHARITA- BLE PURPOSES; AND (II) A LIMITATION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF STATE OR FEDERAL LAW, ON THE BASIS OF SOURCE OF INCOME OR SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS, ON THE USE OF REAL PROPERTY DESIGNATED AS HOUSING ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PERSONS IN LOW INCOME CATEGORIES, WHICH LIMITATION RESTRICTS USE OR OCCUPANCY OF SUCH PROPERTY TO PERSONS IN SUCH CATEGORIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO LIMITATIONS ON PROPERTY: (A) DESIGNATED AS PUBLICLY-ASSISTED HOUSING ACCOMMODATIONS AS PROVIDED IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS LAW; OR (B) SUBJECT TO RENT CONTROL OR RENT STABILIZATION PURSUANT TO CHAPTER FIVE HUNDRED SEVENTY-SIX OF THE LAWS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11179-01-9
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