Bill Text: NY A01855 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Creates the office of the cooperative and condominium ombudsman; authorizes the residential unit tax and establishes the office of the cooperative and condominium ombudsman fund.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 0000-00-00 - [A01855 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A01855-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
                                          1855
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 13, 2015
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by M. of A. FARRELL -- 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 ombudsman; 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 ombudsman fund
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  The executive law is amended by adding a new article 49-C
     2  to read as follows:
     3                                ARTICLE 49-C
     4             OFFICE OF THE COOPERATIVE AND CONDOMINIUM OMBUDSMAN
     5  Section 996.   Short title.
     6          996-a.  Legislative declaration.
     7          996-b. Definitions.
     8          996-c. Office of the cooperative and condominium ombudsman.
     9          996-d. Functions, powers and duties of the office.
    10          996-e. Principal office and satellite offices.
    11          996-f. Assistance of other state agencies.
    12          996-g. Reports to the governor, attorney general and the  legis-
    13                   lature.
    14          996-h. Contract authority.
    15          996-i. Separability.
    16    §  996.  Short  title. This article shall be known and may be cited as
    17  the "cooperative and condominium ombudsman act".
    18    § 996-a. Legislative declaration. The legislature finds and determines
    19  as follows:
    20    Cooperative and condominium housing constitutes a significant  portion
    21  of  New  York  state's residential housing stock. It is and has been the
    22  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.
                                                                   LBD00058-01-5