S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2768
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 27, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. GANDOLFO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
COLTON, COOK, RA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corpo-
rations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the cooperative corporations law and the executive law,
in relation to providing for the resolution of disputes between the
board of directors of residential cooperative corporations and a
shareholder to be determined by a hearing officer appointed by the
attorney general
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The cooperative corporations law is amended by adding a new
section 78 to read as follows:
§ 78. DISPUTES TO BE HEARD BY ATTORNEY GENERAL; RESIDENTIAL COOPER-
ATIVE. A SHAREHOLDER IN A COOPERATIVE CORPORATION WHICH OWNS RESIDENTIAL
REAL PROPERTY MAY APPEAL ANY DECISION BY SUCH CORPORATION'S BOARD OF
DIRECTORS TO A HEARING OFFICER APPOINTED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL PURSU-
ANT TO SUBDIVISION SEVENTEEN OF SECTION SIXTY-THREE OF THE EXECUTIVE
LAW. A HEARING UPON SUCH APPEAL SHALL BE HEARD WITHIN SIXTY DAYS OF THE
FILING THEREOF WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW, WITH NOTICE TO THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS. THE HEARING OFFICER SHALL PROVIDE EACH PARTY AN OPPORTUNITY
TO BE HEARD AND RENDER FINAL DETERMINATION BASED ON THE EVIDENCE AND
TESTIMONY PRESENTED AT THE HEARING.
§ 2. Section 63 of the executive law is amended by adding a new subdi-
vision 17 to read as follows:
17. ESTABLISH AN APPEALS PROCESS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF DISPUTES
BETWEEN SHAREHOLDERS AND THE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS OF COOPERATIVE CORPO-
RATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION SEVENTY-EIGHT OF THE COOPERATIVE CORPO-
RATIONS LAW. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL APPOINT AND EMPOWER SUCH HEARING
OFFICERS AS SHALL BE NECESSARY TO HEAR AND DETERMINE SUCH APPEALS.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately, except that section one
of this act shall take effect on the first of January next succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.