Assembly Bill A5420A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Prohibits certain limited-profit housing companies from voluntarily dissolving during the state disaster emergency declared in response to the outbreak of COVID-19

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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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2021-A5420 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6324
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Housing

2021-A5420 - Summary

Prohibits certain limited-profit housing companies from voluntarily dissolving or semi-privatizing during the state disaster emergency declared pursuant to executive order 202 of 2020 in response to the outbreak of novel coronavirus, COVID-19.

2021-A5420 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5420
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 16, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Housing
 
 AN ACT in relation to prohibiting certain limited-profit housing  compa-
   nies  from  voluntarily dissolving during the state disaster emergency
   declared in response to the outbreak of COVID-19

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. 1.   Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
 no company or urban rental company, as such terms are defined in section
 12 of the private housing finance law, shall be  dissolved  pursuant  to
 the  provisions of section 35 of such law or shall undergo semi-privati-
 zation pursuant to 28 RCNY 3-14(i)(15), or shall initiate any actions or
 proceedings related to dissolution or semi-privatization, including  but
 not  limited  to,  conducting  a  vote to authorize a feasibility study;
 submitting a preliminary offering  plan  to  the  attorney  general  for
 approval;  distributing  a  preliminary  offering  plan to shareholders;
 distributing a final offering plan or proxy statement  to  shareholders;
 submitting a notice of intent to dissolve to the commissioner of housing
 or  supervising agency; committing, promising, or expending funds in any
 way for the purposes of dissolution or  semi-privatization;  or  holding
 any  of the required notice meetings during the state disaster emergency
 declared pursuant to executive order 202 of 2020 in response   to    the
 outbreak  of novel coronavirus, COVID-19 and for two years following the
 conclusion of such state disaster emergency.
   2. As used in this act, the term "semi-privatization" means dissolving
 as a mutual housing company and transferring the property to  a  housing
 development fund company organized pursuant to article XI of the private
 housing finance law.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07630-01-1

2021-A5420A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6324
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Housing

2021-A5420A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits certain limited-profit housing companies from voluntarily dissolving or semi-privatizing during the state disaster emergency declared pursuant to executive order 202 of 2020 in response to the outbreak of novel coronavirus, COVID-19.

2021-A5420A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5420--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 16, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Housing -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT in relation to prohibiting certain limited-profit housing compa-
   nies from voluntarily dissolving during the state  disaster  emergency
   declared in response to the outbreak of COVID-19
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. 1.  Notwithstanding any provision of law to  the  contrary,
 no company or urban rental company, as such terms are defined in section
 12  of  the  private housing finance law, shall be dissolved pursuant to
 the provisions of section 35 of such law or shall undergo  semi-privati-
 zation pursuant to 28 RCNY 3-14(i)(15), or shall initiate any actions or
 proceedings  related to dissolution or semi-privatization, including but
 not limited to, conducting a vote  to  authorize  a  feasibility  study;
 submitting  a  preliminary  offering  plan  to  the attorney general for
 approval; distributing a  preliminary  offering  plan  to  shareholders;
 distributing  a  final offering plan or proxy statement to shareholders;
 submitting a notice of intent to dissolve to the commissioner of housing
 or supervising agency; committing, promising, or expending funds in  any
 way  for  the  purposes of dissolution or semi-privatization; or holding
 any of the required notice meetings during the state disaster  emergency
 declared  pursuant  to  executive order 202 of 2020 in response  to  the
 outbreak of novel coronavirus, COVID-19.
   2. As used in this act, the term "semi-privatization" means dissolving
 as a mutual housing company and transferring the property to  a  housing
 development fund company organized pursuant to article XI of the private
 housing finance law.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07630-03-1

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