Assembly Bill A9720A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to directing the department of housing preservation and development of the city of New York to promulgate rules and regulations regarding mutual housing companies considering dissolution

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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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2019-A9720 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8132
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Private Housing Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §35-a, Priv Hous Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A621, S2741

2019-A9720 - Summary

Directs the department of housing preservation and development of the city of New York to promulgate rules and regulations regarding mutual housing companies considering dissolution and/or reconstitution.

2019-A9720 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9720
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  L. ROSENTHAL, PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Housing
 
 AN ACT to amend the private housing finance law, in relation to  direct-
   ing the department of housing preservation and development of the city
   of New York to promulgate rules and regulations regarding mutual hous-
   ing companies considering dissolution and/or reconstitution

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The private housing finance law is amended by adding a  new
 section 35-a to read as follows:
   § 35-A. RULES AND REGULATIONS REGARDING DISSOLUTION. THE DEPARTMENT OF
 HOUSING  PRESERVATION  AND  DEVELOPMENT  OF  THE  CITY OF NEW YORK SHALL
 PROMULGATE RULES AND  REGULATIONS  REGARDING  MUTUAL  HOUSING  COMPANIES
 CONSIDERING  DISSOLUTION AND/OR RECONSTITUTION PURSUANT TO SECTION THIR-
 TY-FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE. SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS SHALL AT  A  MINIMUM
 INCLUDE:
   1.  A  REQUIREMENT  THAT  ANY  VOTE FOR AUTHORIZATION OF A FEASIBILITY
 STUDY, AN OFFERING PLAN, OR FOR A BLACK BOOK SHALL REQUIRE THE  APPROVAL
 OF EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE DWELLING UNITS IN THE MUTUAL HOUSING COMPANY.
   2. A REQUIREMENT THAT NO FUNDS FROM THE OPERATING BUDGET OF THE MUTUAL
 HOUSING COMPANY SHALL BE USED FOR A FEASIBILITY STUDY.
   3.  NO  VOTE  FOR  THE PRIVATIZATION OF A MUTUAL HOUSING COMPANY SHALL
 OCCUR WITHIN FIVE YEARS FOLLOWING A VOTE FOR THE PRIVATIZATION  OF  SUCH
 MUTUAL HOUSING COMPANY THAT FAILED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14536-01-9



              

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2019-A9720A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8132
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Private Housing Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §35-a, Priv Hous Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A621, S2741

2019-A9720A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the department of housing preservation and development of the city of New York to promulgate rules and regulations regarding mutual housing companies considering dissolution and/or reconstitution.

2019-A9720A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9720--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  L. ROSENTHAL, PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Housing  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the private housing finance law, in relation to  direct-
   ing the department of housing preservation and development of the city
   of New York to promulgate rules and regulations regarding mutual hous-
   ing companies considering dissolution and/or reconstitution
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The private housing finance law is amended by adding a  new
 section 35-a to read as follows:
   §  35-A. RULES AND REGULATIONS REGARDING DISSOLUTION. THE COMMISSIONER
 OR SUPERVISING AGENCY SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND  REGULATIONS  REGARDING
 MUTUAL  HOUSING  COMPANIES CONSIDERING DISSOLUTION AND/OR RECONSTITUTION
 PURSUANT TO SECTION THIRTY-FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE. SUCH  RULES  AND  REGU-
 LATIONS SHALL AT A MINIMUM INCLUDE:
   1.  A REQUIREMENT THAT ANY VOTE FOR DISSOLUTION OF THE COMPANY, OR FOR
 AUTHORIZATION OF A FEASIBILITY STUDY, A PRELIMINARY OFFERING PLAN  WHICH
 MAY  BE REFERRED TO AS A RED HERRING, A FINAL OFFERING PLAN WHICH MAY BE
 REFERRED TO AS A BLACK BOOK, A PROXY STATEMENT, OR TO SEND A  NOTICE  OF
 INTENT  TO  DISSOLVE  TO  THE  COMMISSIONER  OR SUPERVISING AGENCY SHALL
 REQUIRE THE APPROVAL OF EIGHTY PERCENT OF ALL DWELLING UNITS, BOTH OCCU-
 PIED AND UNOCCUPIED, OWNED BY THE MUTUAL HOUSING COMPANY.
   2. A REQUIREMENT THAT NO FUNDS FROM THE OPERATING BUDGET OF THE MUTUAL
 HOUSING COMPANY SHALL BE USED FOR THE PREPARATION OR DISTRIBUTION  OF  A
 FEASIBILITY  STUDY,  A PRELIMINARY OFFERING PLAN OR RED HERRING, A FINAL
 OFFERING PLAN OR BLACK BOOK, A PROXY STATEMENT, OR A NOTICE OF INTENT TO
 DISSOLVE; OR TO PAY FOR ANY SERVICES RELATED TO EVALUATION OF,  PREPARA-
 TION  FOR, OR EXECUTION OF DISSOLUTION AND/OR RECONSTITUTION PURSUANT TO
 SECTION THIRTY-FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO  LEGAL
 SERVICES.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14536-03-0
              

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