Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 03, 2018 | ordered to third reading cal.281 |
Apr 24, 2017 | ordered to third reading rules cal.51 rules report cal.51 reported |
Apr 04, 2017 | reported referred to rules |
Mar 22, 2017 | reported referred to codes |
Jan 30, 2017 | referred to housing |
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Jo Anne Simon
Albert A. Stirpe
Linda Rosenthal
Richard Gottfried
Multi-Sponsors
Donna Lupardo
Frank Skartados
Dan Stec
Phil Steck
A3691 (ACTIVE) - Details
A3691 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3691 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 30, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GALEF, SIMON, STIRPE, ROSENTHAL, GOTTFRIED, MURRAY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. SKARTADOS, STEC, STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to prohibiting home- owners' associations from restricting the installation or use of solar power systems 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 article 9-C to read as follows: ARTICLE 9-C SOLAR RIGHTS ACT SECTION 342. CERTAIN COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS OF HOMEOWN- ERS' ASSOCIATIONS PROHIBITED. § 342. CERTAIN COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS OF HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATIONS PROHIBITED. 1. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: (A) "RESTRICTION ON USE" MEANS ANY COVENANT, RESTRICTION, OR CONDITION CONTAINED IN: (I) A DEED; (II) A CONTRACT; (III) THE BY-LAWS OF A HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION; (IV) ANY RULES OR REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY A HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION; (V) A SECURITY AGREEMENT; OR (VI) ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT AFFECTING THE TRANSFER OR SALE OF, OR ANY INTEREST IN, REAL PROPERTY. (B) "SOLAR POWER SYSTEM" MEANS A PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM, COMPRISING OF SOLAR ELECTRIC GENERATING EQUIPMENT, INSTALLED ON A ROOFTOP, WITH A RATED CAPACITY OF NOT MORE THAN TWENTY-FIVE KILOWATTS. 2. A HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION MAY NOT ADOPT OR ENFORCE ANY RULES OR REGULATIONS THAT WOULD EFFECTIVELY PROHIBIT, OR IMPOSE UNREASONABLE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.