What's happening
This bill creates a dedicated subpart in the New York City Housing Court to handle cases involving cooperative and condominium buildings.
Why it matters
Specialized attention for co-op and condo disputes. By creating a dedicated subpart, the bill acknowledges that cooperative and condominium buildings often face unique legal and management issues distinct from typical landlord-tenant matters, potentially leading to more informed and nuanced decisions.
Streamlined resolution process. Concentrating these cases in a single subpart could lead to quicker, more consistent outcomes, reducing confusion for residents and boards about where and how their cases will be handled.
Potential for increased expertise. Judges and staff in this subpart may develop specific expertise in the complexities of co-op and condo law, which could improve the quality and fairness of rulings in disputes involving issues like maintenance fees, governance, or owner rights.
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Special Housing Court for Condos
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Sponsors
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Referred to housing
- Referred to housing
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Special Court for Condos, Co-ops
In Senate Committee · Judiciary · Sponsor Marisol Alcantara
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1988
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 17, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. FARRELL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing
AN ACT to amend the New York city civil court act, in relation to establishing a subpart to hear housing matters related to cooperative and condominium buildings
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 110 of the New York city civil court act is amended by adding a new subdivision (q) to read as follows:
(q) A separate subpart of the housing part established by this section shall be devoted to actions and proceedings involving cooperative and condominium buildings for such matters which are within the jurisdiction of the housing part.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03595-01-7
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