Title RPP, Real Property

§ 333-a. Same; maps to be filed. No conveyance of real property or\nother document relating to real property, executed on or after July\nfirst, nineteen hundred thirty-one, which contains a recital of or a\nreference to a map made on or after that date or which has thereunto\nat…

§ 333-b. Recording of maps or plot plans. 1. Notwithstanding any other\nprovisions of this article, a map or plot plan showing property\nboundaries and data not relating to subdivisions and the filing thereof\nmay be recorded in the same manner as a deed, if the map or plot plan…

§ 333-c. Lands in agricultural districts; disclosure. 1. When any\npurchase and sales contract is presented for the sale, purchase, or\nexchange of real property located partially or wholly within an\nagricultural district established pursuant to the provisions of article\ntwent…

§ 334. Maps to be filed; penalty for nonfiling. 1. It shall be the\nduty of every person or corporation who, as owner or agent, subdivides\nreal property into lots, plots, blocks or sites, with or without\nstreets, for the purpose of offering such lots, plots, blocks or sites\nf…

§ 334-a. Filing of subdivision maps in Nassau county; penalty for\nnon-filing. 1. It shall be the duty of every person or corporation,\nexcepting church cemetery corporations attached to a religious parish\nwithin the county of Nassau, who, as owner or agent of real property\nsi…

§ 335. Filing of maps and abandonment of subdivisions in Suffolk\ncounty; penalty for nonfiling. 1. It shall be the duty of every person\nor corporation, excepting church cemetery organizations, attached to a\nreligious parish within the county of Suffolk, who as owner or agent\…

§ 335-a. Easements of necessity. The owner of any lot, plot, block,\nsite or other parcel of real estate being a subdivision or part of a\nsubdivision of any larger parcel or parcels of real property shown upon\na map of said parcel or parcels of real property and of its subdivi…

§ 335-b. Recording of solar energy easements. 1. Any easement obtained\nfor the purpose of exposure of a solar energy device shall be created in\nwriting and shall be subject to the same conveyancing and instrument\nrecording requirements as other easements.\n 2. Any instrument …

§ 336. Effect of recording demands or requirements of noncitizen\nproperty custodian. The recording in any county clerk's or register's\noffice of a demand or requirement against real property described\ntherein, made by or on behalf of the noncitizen property custodian under\na…

§ 337. Definitions. As used in this article: 1. The words "subdivided\nlands" and "subdivision" mean vacant land or lands sold or leased on the\ninstallment plan or offered for sale or lease on such plan and also\nvacant land or lands situated outside the state of New York and s…

§ 337-a. Provisions governing sale or lease of subdivided lands. No\nsubdivider shall sell, lease, or offer for sale or lease to the public\nwithin this state, as principal, broker or agent or otherwise,\nsubdivided vacant lands or any part thereof, unless and until such\nsubdiv…

§ 337-b. Offering statement; contents; prohibitions. 1. Contents. The\noffering statement shall contain (a) the names, addresses, business\nbackground of the subdivider, and if such subdivider is a partnership or\ncorporation, the names, addresses and business background of each…

§ 337-c. Right to cancel. Every contract or agreement for the sale\nor lease of subdivided lands shall expressly grant to the purchaser or\nlessee the absolute right to cancel the contract or agreement within\nseven days following the signing of the contract or agreement, by giv…

§ 338. Inspection power of department of state; unlawful practices;\npenalties. 1. The department of state may cause an investigation and an\ninspection to be made of any subdivision of vacant land proposed to be\noffered for sale or lease in this state pursuant to this article …

§ 339. Filing fees. Each filing made pursuant to section three hundred\nthirty-seven-a of subdivided lands situated outside the state of New\nYork shall be accompanied by a filing fee of seven hundred fifty dollars\nplus an additional fee of ten dollars for each lot to be offere…

§ 339-a. Rules and regulations. The department of state shall have the\npower to adopt from time to time or amend such rules and regulations as\nit may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this article.\n

§ 339-aa. Lien for common charges; duration; foreclosure. The lien\nprovided for in section three hundred thirty-nine-z of this article\nshall be effective from and after the filing in the office of the\nrecording officer in which the declaration is filed a verified notice of\nl…

§ 339-b. Powers of department. The department of state may also\nrequire such other data and information as it may deem relevant and may\nmake such special and independent investigations as it may deem\nnecessary in connection with the administration of this article. The\ndepart…

§ 339-bb. Insurance. The board of managers shall, if required by the\ndeclaration, the by-laws or by a majority of the unit owners, insure the\nbuilding against loss or damage by fire and such other hazards as shall\nbe required, and shall give written notice of such insurance a…

§ 339-c. Action by department of state. 1. Whenever the department of\nstate shall believe from evidence satisfactory to it that a subdivider\nhas engaged in, is engaged or is about to engage in any of the practices\nor transactions heretofore referred to as fraudulent practices…

§ 339-cc. Repair or reconstruction. 1. Except as hereinafter provided,\ndamage to or destruction of the building shall be promptly repaired and\nreconstructed by the board of managers, using the proceeds of insurance,\nif any, on the building for that purpose, and any deficiency…

§ 339-d. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as\nthe "condominium act."\n

§ 339-dd. Actions. Actions may be brought or proceedings instituted by\nthe board of managers in its discretion, on behalf of two or more of the\nunit owners, as their respective interests may appear, with respect to\nany cause of action relating to the common elements or more t…

§ 339-e. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context\notherwise requires:\n 1. "Building" means a multi-unit building or buildings, or a group of\nbuildings whether or not attached to each other, comprising a part of\nthe property.\n * 1-a. "Capital replacement" mea…

§ 339-ee. Effect of other laws. 1. All units of a property which shall\nbe submitted to the provisions of this article shall be deemed to be\ncooperative interests in realty within the meaning of section three\nhundred fifty-two-e of the general business law. Article nine-A of t…

§ 339-f. Application of article. 1. This article shall be applicable\nonly to property the sole owner or all the owners of which submit the\nsame to the provisions hereof by duly executing and recording a\ndeclaration as hereinafter provided.\n 2. Such property shall be submitte…

§ 339-ff. Mortgage investments on units by state agencies, insurers,\nbanking organizations and fiduciaries; limitation to first mortgages.\n(a) The following persons: (1) public officers, bodies of the state,\nmunicipalities, and municipal subdivisions, (2) persons doing an\nin…

§ 339-g. Status of units. Each unit, together with its common\ninterest, shall for all purposes constitute real property.\n

§ 339-gg. Severability. If any provision of this article or any\nsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word, or the application thereof in\nany circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the\narticle and of the application of any such provision, section, sente…

§ 339-h. Ownership of units. Each unit owner shall be entitled to the\nexclusive ownership and possession of his unit.\n

§ 339-hh. Reservation of power. The legislature reserves the right to\nalter, amend, suspend or repeal in whole or in part this article. Any\nsuch change in this article shall be effective notwithstanding any\nprovisions of any declaration or by-laws.\n

§ 339-i. Common elements. 1. Each unit shall have appurtenant thereto\na common interest as expressed in the declaration. Such interest shall\nbe (i) in the approximate proportion that the fair value of the unit at\nthe date of the declaration bears to the then aggregate fair va…

§ 339-ii. Construction. This article shall be liberally construed to\neffect the purposes thereof.\n

§ 339-j. Compliance with by-laws and rules and regulations. Each unit\nowner shall comply strictly with the by-laws and with rules,\nregulations, resolutions and decisions adopted pursuant thereto.\nFailure to comply with any of the same shall be ground for an action to\nrecover…

§ 339-jj. Borrowing by board of managers. 1. To the extent authorized\nby the declaration or the by-laws, the board of managers, on behalf of\nthe unit owners, may incur debt. In addition, subject to any limitations\nset forth in the declaration or the by-laws, the board of mana…

§ 339-k. Certain work prohibited. No unit owner shall do any work\nwhich would jeopardize the soundness or safety of the property, reduce\nthe value thereof or impair any easement or hereditament, nor may any\nunit owner add any material structure or excavate any additional\nbas…

§ 339-kk. Rents. (a) For the purposes of this section, "non-occupying\nowner" shall mean a unit owner in a condominium association who does not\noccupy the dwelling unit.\n (b) If a non-occupying owner rents any dwelling unit to a rental\ntenant and then fails to make payments d…

§ 339-l. Liens against common elements; liens against units; liens for\nlabor performed or materials furnished. 1. Subsequent to recording the\ndeclaration and while the property remains subject to this article, no\nlien of any nature shall thereafter arise or be created against…

§ 339-ll. Electric vehicle charging station installation. 1. As used\nin this section:\n (a) "Reasonable restrictions" means restrictions that do not\nsignificantly increase the cost of the station or significantly decrease\nits efficiency or specified performance.\n (b) "Electr…

§ 339-m. Common profits and expenses. The common profits of the\nproperty shall be distributed among, and the common expenses shall be\ncharged to, the unit owners according to their respective common\ninterests, provided however, that expenses of insurance may be charged\nas pr…

* § 339-mm. Establishment of reserve fund and dedicated capital fund\nfor buildings converting to condominium ownership under section three\nhundred fifty-two-eeeee of the general business law. 1. Within thirty\ndays after the consummation of a preservation plan, the offeror the…

§ 339-n. Contents of declaration. The declaration shall contain the\nfollowing particulars:\n 1. A statement of intention to submit the property to the provisions\nof this article.\n 2. Description of the land on which the building and improvements are\nor are to be located.\n 3…

§ 339-o. Contents of deeds and leases of units. Deeds and leases of\nunits shall include the following particulars:\n 1. Description of the land as provided in subsection two of section\nthree hundred thirty-nine-n and the liber, page and date of recording of\nthe declaration or…

§ 339-p. Copy of floor plans to be filed. Simultaneously with the\nrecording of the declaration there shall be filed in the office of the\nrecording officer a set of the floor plans of the building showing the\nlayout, locations, and approximate dimensions of the units, stating …

§ 339-q. Filing with board. True copies of the floor plans, the\ndeclaration, the by-laws and any rules and regulations shall be kept on\nfile in the office of the board of managers and shall be available for\ninspection at convenient hours of weekdays by persons having an\ninte…

§ 339-r. Blanket mortgages and other blanket liens affecting a unit at\ntime of first conveyance. At the time of the first conveyance of each\nunit, every mortgage and other lien affecting such unit and any other\nunit shall be paid and satisfied of record, or the unit being con…

§ 339-s. Recording. 1. The declaration, any amendment or amendments\nthereof, and every instrument affecting the property or any unit\nincluded within the meaning of "conveyance" as used in article nine of\nthis chapter, shall be entitled to be indexed and recorded pursuant to\n…

§ 339-t. Withdrawal from provisions of this article. If withdrawal of\nthe property from this article is authorized by at least eighty per cent\nin number and in common interest of the units, or by at least such\nlarger percentage either in number or in common interest, or in bo…

§ 339-u. By-laws. The operation of the property shall be governed by\nby-laws, a true copy of which shall be annexed to the declaration. No\nmodification of or amendment to the by-laws shall be valid unless set\nforth in an amendment to the declaration and such amendment is duly…

§ 339-v. Contents of by-laws. 1. The by-laws shall provide for at\nleast the following:\n (a) The nomination and election of a board of managers, the number of\npersons constituting the same, and that the terms of at least one-third\nof the members of such board shall expire ann…