Assembly Bill A6615

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Creates the office of the cooperative and condominium ombudsperson and authorizes the residential unit fee

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • 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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2023-A6615 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6242
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 49-C §§996 - 996-i, Exec L; add §186-h, Tax L; add §81-a, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7958
2011-2012: A6941, S395
2013-2014: A34, S3152
2015-2016: A1855, S2832
2017-2018: A11109, S5839
2019-2020: A1482, S2604
2021-2022: A3157, S494

2023-A6615 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates the office of the cooperative and condominium ombudsperson; authorizes the residential unit tax; establishes the office of the cooperative and condominium ombudsperson fund.

2023-A6615 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6615
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 24, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. EPSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Housing
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to creating the office of
   the cooperative and condominium ombudsperson; to amend the tax law, in
   relation to authorizing the residential unit fee;  and  to  amend  the
   state finance law, in relation to establishing the office of the coop-
   erative and condominium ombudsperson fund
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new  article  49-C
 to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 49-C
          OFFICE OF THE COOPERATIVE AND CONDOMINIUM OMBUDSPERSON
 SECTION 996.   SHORT TITLE.
         996-A.  LEGISLATIVE DECLARATION.
         996-B. DEFINITIONS.
         996-C. OFFICE OF THE COOPERATIVE AND CONDOMINIUM OMBUDSPERSON.
         996-D. FUNCTIONS, POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE OFFICE.
         996-E. PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND SATELLITE OFFICES.
         996-F. ASSISTANCE OF OTHER STATE AGENCIES.
         996-G. REPORTS  TO THE GOVERNOR, ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THE LEGIS-
                  LATURE.
         996-H. CONTRACT AUTHORITY.
         996-I. SEPARABILITY.
   § 996. SHORT TITLE. THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY  BE  CITED  AS
 THE "COOPERATIVE AND CONDOMINIUM OMBUDSPERSON ACT".
   § 996-A. LEGISLATIVE DECLARATION. THE LEGISLATURE FINDS AND DETERMINES
 AS FOLLOWS:
   COOPERATIVE  AND CONDOMINIUM HOUSING CONSTITUTES A SIGNIFICANT PORTION
 OF NEW YORK STATE'S RESIDENTIAL HOUSING STOCK. IT IS AND  HAS  BEEN  THE
 PUBLIC POLICY OF THIS STATE TO ENCOURAGE SUCH FORMS OF HOME OWNERSHIP. A

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00046-02-3
              

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