Senate Bill S2832

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-S2832 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1855
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
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: S395, A6941
2013-2014: S3152, A34
2017-2018: S5839, A11109
2019-2020: S2604, A1482
2021-2022: S494, A3157
2023-2024: S6242, A745, A6615

2015-S2832 (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-S2832 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2832 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2832

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 29, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  KRUEGER,  ESPAILLAT,  HOYLMAN, MONTGOMERY -- read
  twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
  Committee on Finance

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

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

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