Assembly Bill A2732

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to dwelling units in a cooperative apartment building

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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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2017-A2732 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §352-eeee, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A3170
2015-2016: A5552

2017-A2732 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for an extension of time to the purchasing period for tenants to purchase a dwelling unit in a cooperative apartment building.

2017-A2732 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2732
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SEPULVEDA  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Housing
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation  to  providing  an
   extension  of  time to the purchasing period for tenants to purchase a
   dwelling unit in a cooperative apartment building

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 352-eeee of the general business law is amended by
 adding two new subdivisions 2-a and 2-b to read as follows:
   2-A. PROVIDED THAT A PLAN HAS NOT BEEN DEEMED TO  BE  ABANDONED,  VOID
 AND NOT IN EFFECT AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS
 SECTION,  AN  OFFEROR SHALL EXTEND THE PURCHASE PERIOD FOR AN ADDITIONAL
 YEAR FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE SET FORTH IN THE OFFERING STATEMENT OR PROS-
 PECTUS, REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO-E
 OF THIS ARTICLE, TO TENANTS INTENDING TO PURCHASE  A  DWELLING  UNIT  IN
 SUCH  COOPERATIVE  APARTMENT  BUILDING WHO HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO ACQUIRE
 THE FINANCING NECESSARY TO MAKE SUCH PURCHASE DURING THE PURCHASE PERIOD
 PROVIDED IN THE INITIAL OFFERING STATEMENT OR PROSPECTUS.
   2-B. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE  CONTRARY,  THE
 OFFEROR SHALL NOT REQUIRE A TENANT TO SEEK ANY ADDITIONAL FINANCING UPON
 PROOF  THAT  SUCH  TENANT HAS BEEN DENIED FINANCING FROM TWO INDEPENDENT
 FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. SUCH OWNER SHALL RETURN ANY MONIES DEPOSITED  BY
 A TENANT UNABLE TO ATTAIN SUCH FINANCING.
   §  2.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 the amendments made to section 352-eeee of the general business  law  by
 section  one of this act shall not affect the expiration of such section
 and shall be deemed to expire therewith.
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06678-01-7

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