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Senate bill · S7541 (2025-26)

Establishes transparency guidelines for condominiums and cooperative housing units

New York State Senate

Latest action Jun 5, 2026

Sponsor: Siela Bynoe (State Senator, District 6, Democratic)

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From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 20, 2026. About our data

Summary

Requires that when a buyer enters into a contract to purchase a condominium or cooperative housing unit, the property management company or board of managers shall provide the buyer with records of the most recent inspection and engineering reports and permits for the subject property.

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Amends the Real Property Law.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To require condominium and cooperative housing associations' board of managers and/or property management companies to provide information on engineering reports, inspections, and permits to unit owners and to municipalities when applicable.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

Housing · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Judiciary · New York State Assembly, Judiciary · New York State Senate.

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The sponsor's argument

Why Siela Bynoe says this is needed

Currently, there is no legal requirement that condominium and cooper- ative housing associations' board of managers must provide unit owners with copies of any engineering report, permit or inspection that has been completed for the property they oversee. This bill would require boards of managers to file and maintain records related to engineering reports, permits and inspections, and to provide those reports, as well as the bylaws, floor plans, the declaration and any rules or regulations to unit owners digitally and physically. In addition, buyers do not have an express written consent to be able to receive any such copies of inspections or engineering reports for the subject property, this bill ensures that prospective buyers both would have the right to request such form and to receive these forms upon the acquisition of a housing unit. These reports shall also be required to be submitted with municipal building, health, fire or code enforcement as relevant, so that these municipalities to have better communication with condominium and cooperative housing associations should any struc- tural, mechanical or health issues arise, which would endanger or cause the evacuation of residents in these communities.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Committee vote · Judiciary

    Senate JudiciaryMar 31, 2026Result: passed

    (18) (1) (0) (0)

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJun 11, 2025Result: passed

    (58) (1) (0) (4)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Rules

    Senate RulesJun 9, 2025Result: passed

    (21) (0) (0) (0)

Full history

  1. Jun 5, 2026

    In committee

    COMMITTED TO RULES

    NY Senate

  2. Apr 7, 2026

    Advanced to Third Reading

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

    NY Senate

  3. Apr 1, 2026

    2ND Report CAL.

    2ND REPORT CAL.

    NY Senate

  4. Mar 31, 2026

    1ST Report CAL.673

    1ST REPORT CAL.673

    NY Senate

  5. Jan 7, 2026

    Died in Assembly

    DIED IN ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

Show full history (9 earlier events)
  1. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    NY Senate

  2. Jun 16, 2025

    Enacting Clause Stricken

    ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN

    NY Assembly

  3. Jun 11, 2025

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  4. Jun 11, 2025

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  5. Jun 11, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HOUSING

    NY Assembly

  6. Jun 9, 2025

    In committee

    COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

    NY Senate

  7. Jun 9, 2025

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1645

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1645

    NY Senate

  8. May 13, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO HOUSING

    NY Assembly

  9. Apr 22, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    NY Senate

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