New York A 10286: Creates the cooperative and condominium ombudsperson program and authorizes the residential unit fee

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A10286 Summary:

BILL NOA10286 

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SAME ASSAME AS S07745

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SPONSORReyes

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §14, Pub Hous L; add Art 11 §§360 - 360-i, RP L; add §186-h, Tax L; add §81-a, St Fin L

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Creates the cooperative and condominium ombudsperson program; authorizes the residential unit tax; establishes the cooperative and condominium ombudsperson program fund.

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BILL NOA10286 

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02/20/2026referred to housing

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10286

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 20, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. REYES -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Housing

 AN ACT to amend the public housing law and the real property law, in
 relation to creating the cooperative and condominium ombudsperson
 program; to amend the tax law, in relation to authorizing the residen-
 tial unit fee; and to amend the state finance law, in relation to
 establishing the cooperative and condominium ombudsperson program fund

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 14 of the public housing law is
 2 amended by adding a new paragraph (y) to read as follows:
 3 (y) administer the cooperative and condominium ombudsperson program
 4 pursuant to article eleven of the real property law.
 5 § 2. The real property law is amended by adding a new article 11 to
 6 read as follows:
 7 ARTICLE 11
 8 COOPERATIVE AND CONDOMINIUM OMBUDSPERSON PROGRAM
 9 Section 360. Short title.
 10 360-a. Legislative declaration.
 11 360-b. Definitions.
 12 360-c. Cooperative and condominium ombudsperson program.
 13 360-d. Services under the program.
 14 360-e. Registration of cooperatives and condominiums with the
 15 ombudsperson program.
 16 360-f. Assistance of other state agencies.
 17 360-g. Reports to the governor and the legislature.
 18 360-h. Contract authority.
 19 360-i. Separability.
 20 § 360. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as
 21 the "cooperative and condominium ombudsperson act".
 22 § 360-a. Legislative declaration. The legislature finds and determines
 23 as follows:
 24 Cooperative and condominium housing constitutes a significant portion
 25 of New York state's residential housing stock. It is and has been the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11727-03-5

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 1 public policy of this state to encourage such forms of home ownership. A
 2 wide variety of laws have been enacted to provide fairness in the
 3 conversion of rental properties to cooperative and condominium ownership
 4 and in the regulation and taxation of cooperatives and condominiums.
 5 State and local laws and regulations are also designed to ensure that
 6 the residents of such housing are provided with safe and habitable
 7 accommodations.
 8 Unfortunately, disputes have not infrequently arisen among cooperative
 9 and condominium sponsors and developers, cooperative shareholders and
 10 condominium unit owners, prospective shareholders and unit owners,
 11 boards of directors and boards of managers. Such disputes may result in
 12 lengthy and costly litigation and uncertainty as to the rights of the
 13 parties pending the outcome of litigation. Such litigation diverts
 14 resources that could be better utilized to provide affordable and well-
 15 maintained buildings and grounds for the common good of the owners.
 16 This article is necessary to provide a neutral, informative and acces-
 17 sible resource available to all parties involved in residential cooper-
 18 ative and condominium ownership and governance. The ombudsperson program
 19 created pursuant to this article will conduct outreach programs to
 20 educate unit owners and board members as to their legal rights and
 21 responsibilities. The ombudsperson program will encourage alternative
 22 dispute resolution when disputes do arise. The ombudsperson will be
 23 available to provide dispute resolution services on consent of the
 24 parties.