NY A10102

Prohibits homeowners' associations from adopting or enforcing rules that effectively ban or unreasonably limit the installation or maintenance of low impact landscaping on residential properties

Defines low impact landscaping as pollinator gardens, rain gardens, habitat gardens for native wildlife, and natural gardening using plants native to New York State

Declares any HOA restriction that effectively prohibits low impact landscaping unenforceable and void as contrary to public policy

Allows HOAs to restrict low impact landscaping only on commonly-owned property, when not reasonably maintained by the homeowner, or when it poses public safety concerns or encroaches on common spaces and neighboring properties

Requires HOAs to provide written denials with detailed explanations and specific examples when rejecting a homeowner's low impact landscaping request; takes effect 60 days after becoming law