New York A 496: Relates to limitations on assessed value for any parcel that is held in cooperative or condominium forms of ownership

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A00496 Summary:

BILL NOA00496 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORHevesi

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Amd §§1504, 1507, 1510 & 1513, N-PC L

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Relates to certain duties and responsibilities of cemetery corporations; requires disclosure of the dimensions of spacing between plots, lots, or parts thereof; provides for the filing of consumer complaints.

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BILL NOA00496 

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01/08/2025referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

01/07/2026referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 496

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

 AN ACT to amend the not-for-profit corporation law, in relation to
 certain duties and responsibilities of cemetery corporations

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (c) of section 1504 of the not-for-profit corpo-
 2 ration law, as added by chapter 871 of the laws of 1977, subparagraph
 3 2-a as amended and subparagraph 2-b as added by chapter 565 of the laws
 4 of 1980, subparagraph 4 as added by chapter 557 of the laws of 1985, and
 5 subparagraph 5 as renumbered by chapter 557 of the laws of 1985, is
 6 amended and a new paragraph (e) is added to read as follows:
 7 (c) Powers and duties of the cemetery board. With respect to any
 8 cemetery or cemetery corporation, the cemetery board shall have the
 9 following duties and powers: (1) To adopt such reasonable rules and
 10 regulations as the cemetery board shall deem necessary for the proper
 11 administration of this article. (2) To order any cemetery corporation
 12 to do such acts as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of
 13 this article or any rule or regulation adopted by the cemetery board or
 14 to refrain from doing any act in violation thereof. (2-a) To adopt
 15 reasonable rules and regulations to exempt those cemetery corporations
 16 from the provisions of paragraph (h) of section fifteen hundred ten of
 17 this [chapter] article which because of a limited number of paid employ-
 18 ees or appropriate resources are unable to carry out such provisions.
 19 (2-b) To adopt reasonable rules and regulations to extend the time peri-
 20 od mandated by the provisions of paragraph (h) of section fifteen
 21 hundred ten of this [chapter] article when necessary because compliance
 22 by a cemetery corporation within such time period is impossible. (3) To
 23 enforce its orders by mandamus or injunction in a summary proceeding or
 24 otherwise. In connection with such action or proceeding, the attorney

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01627-01-5

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 1 general is authorized to take proof, issue subpoenas and administer
 2 oaths in the manner provided in the civil practice law and rules. (4) To
 3 impose a civil penalty upon a cemetery corporation not exceeding one
 4 thousand dollars, after conducting an adjudicatory hearing pursuant to
 5 the provisions of paragraph (e) of this section, and consistent with the
 6 provisions of the state administrative procedure act, for a violation of
 7 or a failure to comply with any provisions contained in this article or
 8 any regulation, directive or order of the board, and without the need to
 9 maintain a civil action pursuant to [subdivision] subparagraph five of
 10 this paragraph. (5) To maintain a civil action in the name of the people
 11 of the state to recover a judgment for a money penalty imposed under the
 12 provisions of this article.
 13 (e) Complaint process. Upon receipt of a consumer complaint form, the
 14 division of cemeteries shall forward such complaint to the cemetery
 15 corporation involved and contact the consumer no later than the close of
 16 business on the day following the date on which the complaint was
 17 received. The cemetery corporatio