NY A09499

Requires sellers to remove unlawful discriminatory restrictions from property documents by submitting a restrictive covenant modification document to the county recorder before or at closing, with no filing fees charged

Defines "unlawful restrictions" as covenants that discriminate based on any protected class under Executive Law §296(5), including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, familial status, marital status, disability, national origin, source of income, or ancestry

Mandates condominium boards, cooperative boards, and homeowners associations to delete or amend unlawful restrictions from recorded documents within one year of the law's effective date, without requiring property owner approval

Allows any property owner who believes their property is subject to an unlawful restriction to record a modification document that includes the original document with the discriminatory language stricken

County recorders must make restrictive covenant modification forms available to the public and are not liable for recording documents containing unauthorized language