Assembly Bill A1855

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Creates the office of the cooperative and condominium ombudsman, authorizes the residential unit fee

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A1855 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2832
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 49-C §§996 - 996-i, Exec L; add §186-g, Tax L; add §81, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7958
2011-2012: A6941, S395
2013-2014: A34, S3152
2017-2018: A11109, S5839
2019-2020: A1482, S2604
2021-2022: A3157, S494
2023-2024: A745, A6615, S6242

2015-A1855 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates the office of the cooperative and condominium ombudsman; authorizes the residential unit tax and establishes the office of the cooperative and condominium ombudsman fund.

2015-A1855 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1855

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 13, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. FARRELL -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Housing

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to creating the office of
  the cooperative and condominium ombudsman; to amend the  tax  law,  in
  relation  to  authorizing  the  residential unit fee; and to amend the
  state finance law, in relation to establishing the office of the coop-
  erative and condominium ombudsman fund

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

  Section  1.  The executive law is amended by adding a new article 49-C
to read as follows:
                              ARTICLE 49-C
           OFFICE OF THE COOPERATIVE AND CONDOMINIUM OMBUDSMAN
SECTION 996.   SHORT TITLE.
        996-A.  LEGISLATIVE DECLARATION.
        996-B. DEFINITIONS.
        996-C. OFFICE OF THE COOPERATIVE AND CONDOMINIUM OMBUDSMAN.
        996-D. FUNCTIONS, POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE OFFICE.
        996-E. PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND SATELLITE OFFICES.
        996-F. ASSISTANCE OF OTHER STATE AGENCIES.
        996-G. REPORTS TO THE GOVERNOR, ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THE  LEGIS-
                 LATURE.
        996-H. CONTRACT AUTHORITY.
        996-I. SEPARABILITY.
  S  996.  SHORT  TITLE. THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS
THE "COOPERATIVE AND CONDOMINIUM OMBUDSMAN ACT".
  S 996-A. LEGISLATIVE DECLARATION. THE LEGISLATURE FINDS AND DETERMINES
AS FOLLOWS:
  COOPERATIVE AND CONDOMINIUM HOUSING CONSTITUTES A SIGNIFICANT  PORTION
OF  NEW  YORK  STATE'S RESIDENTIAL HOUSING STOCK. IT IS AND HAS BEEN THE
PUBLIC POLICY OF THIS STATE TO ENCOURAGE SUCH FORMS OF HOME OWNERSHIP. A

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00058-01-5
              

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