S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4912
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 3, 2017
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Introduced by Sens. DIAZ, DILAN -- 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 general business law, in relation to providing an
extension of time to the purchasing period for tenants to purchase a
dwelling unit in a cooperative apartment building
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 352-eeee of the general business law is amended by
adding two new subdivisions 2-a and 2-b to read as follows:
2-A. PROVIDED THAT A PLAN HAS NOT BEEN DEEMED TO BE ABANDONED, VOID
AND NOT IN EFFECT AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS
SECTION, AN OFFEROR SHALL EXTEND THE PURCHASE PERIOD FOR AN ADDITIONAL
YEAR FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE SET FORTH IN THE OFFERING STATEMENT OR PROS-
PECTUS, REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO-E
OF THIS ARTICLE, TO TENANTS INTENDING TO PURCHASE A DWELLING UNIT IN
SUCH COOPERATIVE APARTMENT BUILDING WHO HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO ACQUIRE
THE FINANCING NECESSARY TO MAKE SUCH PURCHASE DURING THE PURCHASE PERIOD
PROVIDED IN THE INITIAL OFFERING STATEMENT OR PROSPECTUS.
2-B. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE
OFFEROR SHALL NOT REQUIRE A TENANT TO SEEK ANY ADDITIONAL FINANCING UPON
PROOF THAT SUCH TENANT HAS BEEN DENIED FINANCING FROM TWO INDEPENDENT
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. SUCH OWNER SHALL RETURN ANY MONIES DEPOSITED BY
A TENANT UNABLE TO ATTAIN SUCH FINANCING.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
the amendments made to section 352-eeee of the general business law by
section one of this act shall not affect the expiration of such section
and shall be deemed to expire therewith.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06678-01-7