Senate Bill S5157

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to electric vehicle charging station installation in condominiums

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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-S5157 - Details

Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Add §339-ll, RP L

2019-S5157 - Summary

Provides that no covenant, restriction, or condition contained in any deed, contract, security instrument, or other instrument affecting the transfer or sale of any interest in a condominium and any by-laws that prohibits or unreasonably restricts the installation or use of an electric vehicle charging station is void.

2019-S5157 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5157 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5157
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 11, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to  electric  vehicle
   charging station installation in condominiums
 
   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  section
 339-ll to read as follows:
   §  339-LL.  ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION INSTALLATION. 1. AS USED
 IN THIS SECTION:
   (A) "REASONABLE RESTRICTIONS" MEANS RESTRICTIONS THAT DO  NOT  SIGNIF-
 ICANTLY  INCREASE  THE COST OF THE STATION OR SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASE ITS
 EFFICIENCY OR SPECIFIED PERFORMANCE.
   (B) "ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION" MEANS A STATION THAT  DELIVERS
 ELECTRICITY  FROM  A SOURCE OUTSIDE AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE INTO ONE OR MORE
 ELECTRIC VEHICLES. AN ELECTRIC  VEHICLE  CHARGING  STATION  MAY  INCLUDE
 SEVERAL  CHARGE  POINTS SIMULTANEOUSLY CONNECTING SEVERAL ELECTRIC VEHI-
 CLES TO THE STATION AND  ANY  RELATED  EQUIPMENT  NEEDED  TO  FACILITATE
 CHARGING PLUG-IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
   2.  (A) ANY COVENANT, RESTRICTION, OR CONDITION CONTAINED IN ANY DEED,
 CONTRACT, SECURITY INSTRUMENT, OR OTHER INSTRUMENT AFFECTING THE  TRANS-
 FER  OR  SALE  OF  ANY  INTEREST  IN THE PROPERTY, AND ANY BY-LAWS, THAT
 EITHER EFFECTIVELY PROHIBITS OR UNREASONABLY RESTRICTS THE  INSTALLATION
 OR USE OF AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION WITHIN AN OWNER'S UNIT OR
 IN  A  DESIGNATED PARKING SPACE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, A DEEDED
 PARKING SPACE, A PARKING  SPACE  IN  AN  OWNER'S  EXCLUSIVE  USE  COMMON
 ELEMENT, OR A PARKING SPACE THAT IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED FOR USE BY A
 PARTICULAR  OWNER, OR IS IN CONFLICT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION
 SHALL BE VOID AND UNENFORCEABLE.
   (B) THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO  BY-LAWS  THAT  IMPOSE  REASONABLE
 RESTRICTIONS  ON  ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS. HOWEVER, IT IS THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2019-S5157A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Add §339-ll, RP L

2019-S5157A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that no covenant, restriction, or condition contained in any deed, contract, security instrument, or other instrument affecting the transfer or sale of any interest in a condominium and any by-laws that prohibits or unreasonably restricts the installation or use of an electric vehicle charging station is void.

2019-S5157A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5157A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5157--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 11, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Judiciary  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the real property law, in relation to electric vehicle
   charging station installation in condominiums
 
   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 section
 339-ll to read as follows:
   § 339-LL. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION INSTALLATION. 1.  AS  USED
 IN THIS SECTION:
   (A)  "REASONABLE  RESTRICTIONS" MEANS RESTRICTIONS THAT DO NOT SIGNIF-
 ICANTLY INCREASE THE COST OF THE STATION OR SIGNIFICANTLY  DECREASE  ITS
 EFFICIENCY OR SPECIFIED PERFORMANCE.
   (B)  "ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION" MEANS A STATION THAT DELIVERS
 ELECTRICITY FROM A SOURCE OUTSIDE AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE INTO ONE  OR  MORE
 ELECTRIC  VEHICLES.  AN  ELECTRIC  VEHICLE  CHARGING STATION MAY INCLUDE
 SEVERAL CHARGE POINTS SIMULTANEOUSLY CONNECTING SEVERAL  ELECTRIC  VEHI-
 CLES  TO  THE  STATION  AND  ANY  RELATED EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO FACILITATE
 CHARGING PLUG-IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
   2. (A) ANY COVENANT, RESTRICTION, OR CONDITION CONTAINED IN ANY  DEED,
 CONTRACT,  SECURITY INSTRUMENT, OR OTHER INSTRUMENT AFFECTING THE TRANS-
 FER OR SALE OF ANY INTEREST IN  THE  PROPERTY,  AND  ANY  BY-LAWS,  THAT
 EITHER  EFFECTIVELY PROHIBITS OR UNREASONABLY RESTRICTS THE INSTALLATION
 OR USE OF AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION WITHIN AN OWNER'S UNIT OR
 IN A DESIGNATED PARKING SPACE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,  A  DEEDED
 PARKING  SPACE,  A  PARKING  SPACE  IN  AN  OWNER'S EXCLUSIVE USE COMMON
 ELEMENT, OR A PARKING SPACE THAT IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED FOR USE BY A
 PARTICULAR OWNER, OR IS IN CONFLICT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS  SECTION
 SHALL BE VOID AND UNENFORCEABLE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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