Bill Text: NY S00314 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides for an extension of time to the purchasing period for tenants to purchase a dwelling unit in a cooperative apartment building.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO BANKS [S00314 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-S00314-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 314 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 5, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. DIAZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development 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: 1 Section 1. Section 352-eeee of the general business law is amended by 2 adding three new subdivisions 2-a, 2-b and 2-c to read as follows: 3 2-A. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF 4 SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, THE OFFEROR SHALL EXTEND THE PURCHASE 5 PERIOD FOR AN ADDITIONAL YEAR FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE AND AT THE ORIGINAL 6 PURCHASE PRICE SET FORTH IN THE OFFERING STATEMENT OR PROSPECTUS, 7 REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO-E OF THIS 8 ARTICLE, TO TENANTS INTENDING TO PURCHASE A DWELLING UNIT IN SUCH COOP- 9 ERATIVE APARTMENT BUILDING WHO HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO ACQUIRE THE FINANC- 10 ING NECESSARY TO MAKE SUCH PURCHASE DURING THE PURCHASE PERIOD PROVIDED 11 IN THE INITIAL OFFERING STATEMENT OR PROSPECTUS. 12 2-B. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE 13 OFFEROR SHALL NOT REQUIRE A TENANT TO SEEK ANY ADDITIONAL FINANCING UPON 14 PROOF THAT SUCH TENANT HAS BEEN DENIED FINANCING FROM A FINANCIAL INSTI- 15 TUTION. SUCH OWNER SHALL RETURN ANY MONIES DEPOSITED BY A TENANT UNABLE 16 TO ATTAIN SUCH FINANCING. 17 2-C. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ANY 18 PURCHASER OF A DWELLING UNIT OR CONDOMINIUM OR OTHER FORM OF COOPERATIVE 19 INTEREST IN REALTY, SHALL HAVE THE OPTION TO VOID A PURCHASE AGREEMENT 20 IF THE OFFEROR REFINANCES A COOPERATIVE BUILDING OR GROUP OF BUILDINGS 21 OR DEVELOPMENT DURING THE PURCHASE PERIOD. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01875-01-1 S. 314 2 1 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that 2 the amendments made to section 352-eeee of the general business law by 3 section one of this act shall not affect the expiration of such section 4 and shall be deemed to expire therewith.