assembly Bill A1933

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the installation or use of solar power systems within a homeowners' association

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S2997 - Signed by Governor

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Aug 02, 2021 signed chap.342
Jul 21, 2021 delivered to governor
Mar 22, 2021 returned to senate
passed assembly
Mar 08, 2021 ordered to third reading cal.123
substituted for a1933
Mar 08, 2021 substituted by s2997
Feb 25, 2021 advanced to third reading cal.123
Feb 23, 2021 reported
Jan 13, 2021 referred to housing

Votes

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Feb 10, 2021 - floor Vote

S2997
47
16
floor
47
Aye
16
Nay
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Floor Vote: Feb 10, 2021

aye (47)
nay (16)

Feb 1, 2021 - Housing, Construction and Community Development committee Vote

S2997
10
0
committee
10
Aye
0
Nay
1
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Committee Vote: Feb 1, 2021

aye (10)
aye wr (1)

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A1933 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2997
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 9-C §342, RP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A6878, S7679
2017-2018: A3691, S7735
2019-2020: A5896, S4742

A1933 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the installation or use of solar power systems within a homeowners' association.

A1933 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1933
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 13, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GALEF, PEOPLES-STOKES, GOTTFRIED, PAULIN, DINOW-
   ITZ, ABINANTI, L. ROSENTHAL, WEPRIN, GLICK, THIELE,  BARRON,  CARROLL,
   COLTON,  DE LA ROSA,  FAHY,  JACOBSON, JONES, NORRIS, QUART, SANTABAR-
   BARA, SEAWRIGHT, SIMON, STIRPE, TAYLOR -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of
   A.    ENGLEBRIGHT,  LUPARDO,  STECK  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Housing
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to  the  installation
   or use of solar power systems within a homeowners' association
 
   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.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.