Assembly Actions -
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Jan 04, 2012 |
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Jan 11, 2011 |
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Assembly Bill A1681
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
JEFFRIES
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2011-A1681 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Judiciary
- Law Section:
- Real Property Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง291-i, RPT L
- Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
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A2371
2011-A1681 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides for notice of illegal restrictive covenant language in documents to be recorded and the recordation of restrictive covenant modification documents where conveyance instruments include language violative of civil rights laws; requires any title insurance company, title abstract company or escrow company to include such notice in title abstract reports and to inform purchaser/title insurance applicants of the availability from the county recorder of restrictive covenant modification documents.
2011-A1681 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1681 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 11, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JEFFRIES -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to recording of restrictive covenant modification documents THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The real property law is amended by adding a new section 291-i to read as follows: S 291-I. RECORDING OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANT MODIFICATION DOCUMENT. 1. (A) IF ANY COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS EXIST IN A DOCUMENT TO BE RECORDED WHICH DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, FAMILIAL STATUS, MARITAL STATUS, DISABILITY, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SOURCE OF INCOME, SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS OR ANCESTRY THEN ANY TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, TITLE ABSTRACT COMPANY OR ESCROW COMPANY, SHALL: (I) NOTIFY IN AT LEAST EIGHTEEN-POINT BOLDFACE TYPE ON A SEPARATE PAGE WITHIN THE TITLE ABSTRACT REPORT TO THE PURCHASER/TITLE INSURANCE APPLI- CANT, THE FOLLOWING LANGUAGE: "THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS ILLEGAL RESTRICTIONS BASED ON RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, FAMILIAL STATUS, MARITAL STATUS, DISABILITY, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SOURCE OF INCOME, SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS OR ANCESTRY, THAT VIOLATE STATE AND FEDER- AL HOUSING LAW." THE PURCHASER/TITLE INSURANCE APPLICANT OF REAL PROPER- TY MAY HAVE SUCH ILLEGAL RESTRICTIONS REMOVED FROM SUCH DOCUMENT BY SUBMITTING A RESTRICTIVE COVENANT MODIFICATION DOCUMENT, WHICH SHALL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE COUNTY RECORDER, EITHER WITH THE DEED FOR RECORDING, OR SEPARATELY; (II) PROVIDE THE PURCHASER/TITLE INSURANCE APPLICANT WITH A LEGIBLE COPY OF THE ILLEGAL LANGUAGE ON A SEPARATE PAGE IN THE TITLE ABSTRACT REPORT; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02154-02-1 A. 1681 2
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