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NY A00537

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/7/2009

Primary Sponsor

Greg Ball

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Origin

Assembly

2009-2010 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires that a majority of the board of directors or managers in cooperative or condominium conversions be elected by shareholder or unit owner occupants for plans with 20 or more units.

  • Board control must transfer to occupant-elected representatives upon the first occurrence of: 51 percent of shares or units sold, 36 months from plan effectiveness, or 36 months from the effective date of this legislation.

  • Applies the same requirement to both cooperative conversions (General Business Law Section 352-eee) and condominium conversions (General Business Law Section 352-eeee).

  • Takes effect immediately but expires with the underlying sections of law that the amendments modify.

Legislative Description

Requires that the board of directors or board of managers of a converted cooperative or condominium, as the case may be, must be comprised of a majority of members elected by shareholders or owners in occupancy so that control of the converted cooperative or condominium is turned over to the unit owners as soon as possible; applies only to plans of 20 or more units.

Last Action

print number 537a

6/24/2010

Committee Referrals

Housing1/7/2009

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