S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3457
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 19, 2009
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Introduced by Sen. ESPADA -- (at request of the New York State Housing
Finance Agency) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to
be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and Community
Development
AN ACT to amend the private housing finance law, in relation to the
powers of the New York state housing finance agency to finance certain
multi-family housing
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 29-a of section 44 of the private housing
finance law is amended by adding a new paragraph 4 to read as follows:
(4) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS SUBDIVISION, IN THE
EVENT OBLIGATIONS OF THE AGENCY ISSUED TO FUND THE LOAN MADE OR
PURCHASED BY THE AGENCY PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION ARE PURCHASED BY A
SOPHISTICATED INVESTOR WITH SUBSTANTIAL NET WORTH, INCOME AND EXPERIENCE
IN THE MARKET PLACE FOR SUCH OBLIGATIONS, THEN SUCH OBLIGATIONS NEED NOT
RECEIVE A RATING FROM A RECOGNIZED RATING AGENCY, AND SUCH LOANS
FINANCED WITH SUCH OBLIGATIONS NEED NOT BE FULLY SECURED AS TO PRINCIPAL
AND INTEREST BY INSURANCE OR A COMMITMENT TO INSURE ISSUED BY THE STATE
OF NEW YORK MORTGAGE AGENCY OR BY THE GENERAL CREDIT OF A BANK, NATIONAL
BANK, TRUST COMPANY, SAVINGS BANK, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, INSUR-
ANCE COMPANY, GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OF THE UNITED STATES, OR ANY COMBINA-
TION THEREOF.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the amend-
ments to subdivision 29-a of section 44 of the private housing finance
law made by section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such
subdivision and shall be deemed to be repealed therewith.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09039-01-9