Senate Bill S6177A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Regulates the use and terms of rent to own leases in and outside of manufactured home parks

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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-S6177 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §233, add §233-b, RP L

2017-S6177 - Summary

Regulates the use and terms of rent to own leases in and outside of manufactured home parks.

2017-S6177 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6177 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6177
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LITTLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property law,  in  relation  to  lease  to  own
   contracts in manufactured home communities
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 233 of the real property law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision y to read as follows:
   Y. LEASE TO OWN CONTRACTS. 1. DEFINITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDI-
 VISION:
   (A) "COMMERCIAL COMMUNICATION" MEANS ANY WRITTEN  OR  ORAL  STATEMENT,
 ILLUSTRATION  OR  DEPICTION,  WHETHER  IN ENGLISH OR ANY OTHER LANGUAGE,
 THAT IS DESIGNED TO EFFECT A SALE OR CREATE INTEREST IN PURCHASING GOODS
 OR SERVICES, WHETHER IT APPEARS ON  OR  IN  A  LABEL,  PACKAGE,  PACKAGE
 INSERT,  RADIO, TELEVISION, CABLE TELEVISION, BROCHURE, NEWSPAPER, MAGA-
 ZINE, PAMPHLET, LEAFLET, CIRCULAR, MAILER, BOOK  INSERT,  FREE  STANDING
 INSERT,  LETTER,  CATALOGUE,  POSTER,  CHART,  BILLBOARD, PUBLIC TRANSIT
 CARD, POINT OF PURCHASE DISPLAY, FILM, SLIDE, AUDIO PROGRAM  TRANSMITTED
 OVER  A  TELEPHONE  SYSTEM, TELEMARKETING SCRIPT, ON-HOLD SCRIPT, UPSELL
 SCRIPT, TRAINING MATERIALS PROVIDED  TO  TELEMARKETING  FIRMS,  PROGRAM-
 LENGTH  COMMERCIAL  ("INFOMERCIAL"),  THE INTERNET, CELLULAR NETWORK, OR
 ANY OTHER MEDIUM.  PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS AND ITEMS, AND WEB PAGES  SHALL
 BE INCLUDED IN THE TERM COMMERCIAL COMMUNICATION.
   (B) "LEASE TO OWN CONTRACT" SHALL MEAN AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN A MANUFAC-
 TURED  HOME PARK OWNER OR OPERATOR, OR OTHER ENTITY CERTIFIED AS A MANU-
 FACTURED HOME RETAILER PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-ONE-B OF THE EXECUTIVE
 LAW, AND A MANUFACTURED HOME TENANT WHEREBY THE MANUFACTURED HOME TENANT
 LEASES A HOME LOCATED IN A MANUFACTURED HOME PARK AND,  WHETHER  IN  THE
 LEASE  TO  OWN AGREEMENT OR IN A SEPARATE AGREEMENT, LEASES THE LOT UPON
 WHICH THE HOME IS LOCATED, AND THE MANUFACTURED HOME TENANT RECEIVES  AN
 OPTION TO PURCHASE THE MANUFACTURED OR MOBILE HOME UPON PAYMENT OF SPEC-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2017-S6177A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §233, add §233-b, RP L

2017-S6177A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Regulates the use and terms of rent to own leases in and outside of manufactured home parks.

2017-S6177A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6177A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6177--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LITTLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
   committee discharged and said bill committed to the Committee on Hous-
   ing, Construction and Community Development -- reported favorably from
   said  committee and committed to the Committee on Finance -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property law,  in  relation  to  lease  to  own
   contracts in manufactured home communities
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 233 of the real property law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision y to read as follows:
   Y. LEASE TO OWN CONTRACTS. 1. DEFINITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDI-
 VISION:
   (A) "COMMERCIAL COMMUNICATION" SHALL MEAN ANY WRITTEN OR  ORAL  STATE-
 MENT,  ILLUSTRATION  OR  DEPICTION,  WHETHER  IN  ENGLISH  OR  ANY OTHER
 LANGUAGE, THAT IS DESIGNED TO  EFFECT  A  SALE  OR  CREATE  INTEREST  IN
 PURCHASING GOODS OR SERVICES, WHETHER IT APPEARS ON OR IN A LABEL, PACK-
 AGE,  PACKAGE  INSERT,  RADIO,  TELEVISION,  CABLE TELEVISION, BROCHURE,
 NEWSPAPER, MAGAZINE, PAMPHLET, LEAFLET, CIRCULAR, MAILER,  BOOK  INSERT,
 FREE  STANDING  INSERT,  LETTER,  CATALOGUE,  POSTER,  CHART, BILLBOARD,
 PUBLIC TRANSIT CARD, POINT  OF  PURCHASE  DISPLAY,  FILM,  SLIDE,  AUDIO
 PROGRAM  TRANSMITTED  OVER  A  TELEPHONE  SYSTEM,  TELEMARKETING SCRIPT,
 ON-HOLD SCRIPT, UPSELL SCRIPT, TRAINING MATERIALS PROVIDED  TO  TELEMAR-
 KETING  FIRMS,  PROGRAM-LENGTH COMMERCIAL ("INFOMERCIAL"), THE INTERNET,
 CELLULAR NETWORK, OR ANY OTHER MEDIUM. PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS AND  ITEMS,
 AND WEB PAGES SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE TERM COMMERCIAL COMMUNICATION.
   (B)  "LEASE  TO OWN CONTRACT" SHALL MEAN AN AGREEMENT WHERE A MANUFAC-
 TURED HOME PARK OWNER OR OPERATOR, OR A LESSOR, WHICH MAY BE (I) ANOTHER
 ENTITY CERTIFIED AS A MANUFACTURED HOME  RETAILER  PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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