Assembly Bill A11109

2017-2018 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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2017-A11109 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5839
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 49-C §§996 - 996-i, Exec L; add §186-h, Tax L; add §81-a, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7958
2011-2012: A6941, S395
2013-2014: A34, S3152
2015-2016: A1855, S2832
2019-2020: A1482, S2604
2021-2022: A3157, S494
2023-2024: A745, A6615, S6242

2017-A11109 (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.

2017-A11109 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   11109
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 5, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Epstein) --
   read once and referred to the Committee 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.
   §  996.  SHORT  TITLE. THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS
 THE "COOPERATIVE AND CONDOMINIUM OMBUDSMAN ACT".
   § 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
 WIDE VARIETY OF LAWS HAVE  BEEN  ENACTED  TO  PROVIDE  FAIRNESS  IN  THE
 CONVERSION OF RENTAL PROPERTIES TO COOPERATIVE AND CONDOMINIUM OWNERSHIP
 AND  IN  THE  REGULATION  AND TAXATION OF COOPERATIVES AND CONDOMINIUMS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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