The housing discrimination provisions are set forth under § 8-107(5)(a). seq.: The law contains anti-discrimination protections in employment, housing, and public accommodations in New York City. New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”), N.Y. The NYSHRL is administered by the New York State Division of Human Rights. The Act provides state-level protections similar to the federal Fair Housing Act (FHA) and the American With Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). Law §§ 290 through 301: The law protects New Yorkers from discrimination in employment, places of public accommodation, resort or amusement, and housing based on race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military status, sex, age, disability, marital status, lawful source of income , or familial status ( § 296(5)). New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL), N.Y. Sub-section (b) outlines provisions of the business corporation law that do not apply to cooperative corporations. Cooperative corporations formed under this chapter are also subject to the Business Corporation Law ( CCO § 5). Law §§ 1-134, governs cooperative corporations organized under the statute. New York Cooperative Corporations Law (CCO) , N.Y. , 75 NY2d 530 (1990) The Court held that the business judgment rule applies to the actions of a board of directors of a cooperative.

Most New York cooperative associations are organized under the Business Corporation Law and must abide by its provisions. seq.: The law provides a legal framework relating to the formation and operation of New York corporations. Visit the New York State Divisions of Corporations to find the corporate status of an association. If an association is a non-profit, as is the case with most New York associations, it will be governed by the Act. seq.: The law governs non-profits with regard to corporate structure and procedure. New York Not-For-Profit Corporation Law, NPCL §§ 101 et. The RPAPL specifically establishes standards applicable to adverse possession, action to recover real property, special proceedings by tenants of dwellings, action to foreclose a mortgage, and enforcement of covenants and easements, among other actions and proceedings. New York Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law (RPAPL): The law includes numerous provisions governing the actions related to real property in New York, including condominiums and homeowners’ associations. To the extent an association’s activities implicate any consumer protection statutes, the association is subject to the enforcement power of the New York Attorney General. However, if an association is organized as a non-profit, it will be governed by the New York Non-For-Profit Corporation Law. Homeowners’ Association Law: New York does not have a specific statute governing homeowners’ associations. Upon the filing of a declaration ( see Real Property Law § 339-n), a condominium is subject to the jurisdiction of the Condominium Act (see Real Property Law § 339-f). Forman, 78 AD 3d 627 - NY: Appellate Div., 2nd Dept. Most condominiums in New York are unincorporated associations formed under the Act.īoard of Managers of Village View Condominium v. Law §§ 339-D through 330-LL: The Act governs the formation, management, powers, and operation of condominium associations formed under the Act. Law §§ 1 through 602: The RPL includes numerous provisions governing the management, powers, and operation of real property in New York.

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