Bill Text: NY S01446 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to the remediation and prevention of indoor mold; requires the disclosure of indoor mold history upon the sale of certain real property; requires notification to prospective lessees; directs the commissioner of housing and community renewal and the commissioner of health to promulgate rules and standards for the remediation and prevention of indoor mold.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-07-23 - referred to judiciary [S01446 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-S01446-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1446 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 14, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to requiring the disclosure of indoor mold history upon the sale of certain real prop- erty The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 462 of the real property law, as 2 added by chapter 456 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows: 3 2. The following shall be the disclosure form: 4 PROPERTY CONDITION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT 5 NAME OF SELLER OR SELLERS: 6 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 7 THE PROPERTY CONDITION DISCLOSURE ACT REQUIRES THE SELLER OF RESIDEN- 8 TIAL REAL PROPERTY TO CAUSE THIS DISCLOSURE STATEMENT OR A COPY THEREOF 9 TO BE DELIVERED TO A BUYER OR BUYER'S AGENT PRIOR TO THE SIGNING BY THE 10 BUYER OF A BINDING CONTRACT OF SALE. 11 PURPOSE OF STATEMENT: THIS IS A STATEMENT OF CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND 12 INFORMATION CONCERNING THE PROPERTY KNOWN TO THE SELLER. THIS DISCLOSURE 13 STATEMENT IS NOT A WARRANTY OF ANY KIND BY THE SELLER OR BY ANY AGENT 14 REPRESENTING THE SELLER IN THIS TRANSACTION. IT IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR 15 ANY INSPECTIONS OR TESTS AND THE BUYER IS ENCOURAGED TO OBTAIN HIS OR 16 HER OWN INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL INSPECTIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL TESTS AND 17 ALSO IS ENCOURAGED TO CHECK PUBLIC RECORDS PERTAINING TO THE PROPERTY. 18 A KNOWINGLY FALSE OR INCOMPLETE STATEMENT BY THE SELLER ON THIS FORM 19 MAY SUBJECT THE SELLER TO CLAIMS BY THE BUYER PRIOR TO OR AFTER THE 20 TRANSFER OF TITLE. IN THE EVENT A SELLER FAILS TO PERFORM THE DUTY 21 PRESCRIBED IN THIS ARTICLE TO DELIVER A DISCLOSURE STATEMENT PRIOR TO 22 THE SIGNING BY THE BUYER OF A BINDING CONTRACT OF SALE, THE BUYER SHALL 23 RECEIVE UPON THE TRANSFER OF TITLE A CREDIT OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS 24 AGAINST THE AGREED UPON PURCHASE PRICE OF THE RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01848-02-9S. 1446 2 1 "RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY" MEANS REAL PROPERTY IMPROVED BY A ONE TO 2 FOUR FAMILY DWELLING USED OR OCCUPIED, OR INTENDED TO BE USED OR OCCU- 3 PIED, WHOLLY OR PARTLY, AS THE HOME OR RESIDENCE OF ONE OR MORE PERSONS, 4 BUT SHALL NOT REFER TO (A) UNIMPROVED REAL PROPERTY UPON WHICH SUCH 5 DWELLINGS ARE TO BE CONSTRUCTED OR (B) CONDOMINIUM UNITS OR COOPERATIVE 6 APARTMENTS OR (C) PROPERTY ON A HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION THAT IS NOT 7 OWNED IN FEE SIMPLE BY THE SELLER. 8 INSTRUCTIONS TO THE SELLER: 9 (a) ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS BASED UPON YOUR ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE. 10 (b) ATTACH ADDITIONAL PAGES WITH YOUR SIGNATURE IF ADDITIONAL SPACE IS 11 REQUIRED. 12 (c) COMPLETE THIS FORM YOURSELF. 13 (d) IF SOME ITEMS DO NOT APPLY TO YOUR PROPERTY, CHECK "NA" (NON-AP- 14 PLICABLE). IF YOU DO NOT KNOW THE ANSWER CHECK "UNKN" (UNKNOWN). 15 SELLER'S STATEMENT: THE SELLER MAKES THE FOLLOWING REPRESENTATIONS TO 16 THE BUYER BASED UPON THE SELLER'S ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE AT THE TIME OF SIGN- 17 ING THIS DOCUMENT. THE SELLER AUTHORIZES HIS OR HER AGENT, IF ANY, TO 18 PROVIDE A COPY OF THIS STATEMENT TO A PROSPECTIVE BUYER OF THE RESIDEN- 19 TIAL REAL PROPERTY. THE FOLLOWING ARE REPRESENTATIONS MADE BY THE SELLER 20 AND ARE NOT THE REPRESENTATIONS OF THE SELLER'S AGENT. 21 GENERAL INFORMATION 22 1. HOW LONG HAVE YOU OWNED THE PROPERTY? 23 2. HOW LONG HAVE YOU OCCUPIED THE PROPERTY? 24 3. WHAT IS THE AGE OF THE STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES? NOTE TO BUYER--IF 25 THE STRUCTURE WAS BUILT BEFORE 1978 YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO INVESTI- 26 GATE FOR THE PRESENCE OF LEAD BASED PAINT. 27 4. DOES ANYBODY OTHER THAN YOURSELF HAVE A LEASE, EASEMENT OR ANY 28 OTHER RIGHT TO USE OR OCCUPY ANY PART OF YOUR PROPERTY OTHER THAN 29 THOSE STATED IN DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE IN THE PUBLIC RECORD, SUCH AS 30 RIGHTS TO USE A ROAD OR PATH OR CUT TREES OR CROPS. YES NO UNKN NA 31 5. DOES ANYBODY ELSE CLAIM TO OWN ANY PART OF YOUR PROPERTY? YES NO 32 UNKN NA (IF YES, EXPLAIN BELOW) 33 6. HAS ANYONE DENIED YOU ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY OR MADE A FORMAL LEGAL 34 CLAIM CHALLENGING YOUR TITLE TO THE PROPERTY? YES NO UNKN NA (IF 35 YES, EXPLAIN BELOW) 36 7. ARE THERE ANY FEATURES OF THE PROPERTY SHARED IN COMMON WITH 37 ADJOINING LAND OWNERS OR A HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, SUCH AS WALLS, 38 FENCES OR DRIVEWAYS? YES NO UNKN NA (IF YES DESCRIBE BELOW) 39 8. ARE THERE ANY ELECTRIC OR GAS UTILITY SURCHARGES FOR LINE EXTEN- 40 SIONS, SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS OR HOMEOWNER OR OTHER ASSOCIATION FEES 41 THAT APPLY TO THE PROPERTY? YES NO UNKN NA (IF YES, EXPLAIN BELOW) 42 9. ARE THERE CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY RELATED TO THE PROPERTY? YES 43 NO UNKN NA (IF NO, EXPLAIN BELOW) 44 ENVIRONMENTAL 45 NOTE TO SELLER - IN THIS SECTION, YOU WILL BE ASKED QUESTIONS REGARD- 46 ING PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AND HAZARDOUS OR TOXIC SUBSTANCES THAT YOU KNOW 47 TO HAVE BEEN SPILLED, LEAKED OR OTHERWISE BEEN RELEASED ON THE PROPERTY 48 OR FROM THE PROPERTY ONTO ANY OTHER PROPERTY. PETROLEUM PRODUCTS MAY 49 INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, GASOLINE, DIESEL FUEL, HOME HEATING 50 FUEL, AND LUBRICANTS. HAZARDOUS OR TOXIC SUBSTANCES ARE PRODUCTS OR 51 OTHER MATERIAL THAT COULD POSE SHORT- OR LONG-TERM DANGER TO PERSONAL 52 HEALTH OR THE ENVIRONMENT IF THEY ARE NOT PROPERLY DISPOSED OF, APPLIED 53 OR STORED. THESE INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, FERTILIZERS, PESTI-S. 1446 3 1 CIDES AND INSECTICIDES, PAINT INCLUDING PAINT THINNER, VARNISH REMOVER 2 AND WOOD PRESERVATIVES, TREATED WOOD, CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS SUCH AS 3 ASPHALT AND ROOFING MATERIALS, ANTIFREEZE AND OTHER AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS, 4 BATTERIES, CLEANING SOLVENTS INCLUDING SEPTIC TANK CLEANERS, HOUSEHOLD 5 CLEANERS [AND], POOL CHEMICALS [AND], PRODUCTS CONTAINING MERCURY AND 6 LEAD AND INDOOR MOLD. 7 NOTE TO BUYER - IF CONTAMINATION OF THIS PROPERTY FROM PETROLEUM 8 PRODUCTS AND/OR HAZARDOUS OR TOXIC SUBSTANCES IS A CONCERN TO YOU, YOU 9 ARE URGED TO CONSIDER SOIL AND GROUNDWATER TESTING OF THIS PROPERTY. 10 10. IS ANY OR ALL OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED IN A DESIGNATED FLOODPLAIN? 11 YES NO UNKN NA (IF YES, EXPLAIN BELOW) 12 11. IS ANY OR ALL OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED IN A DESIGNATED WETLAND? 13 YES NO UNKN NA (IF YES, EXPLAIN BELOW) 14 12. IS THE PROPERTY LOCATED IN AN AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT? YES NO 15 UNKN NA (IF YES, EXPLAIN BELOW) 16 13. WAS THE PROPERTY EVER THE SITE OF A LANDFILL? YES NO UNKN NA 17 (IF YES, EXPLAIN BELOW) 18 14. ARE THERE OR HAVE THERE EVER BEEN FUEL STORAGE TANKS ABOVE OR 19 BELOW THE GROUND ON THE PROPERTY? YES NO UNKN NA IF YES, ARE 20 THEY CURRENTLY IN USE? YES NO UNKN NA LOCATION(S) ARE THEY LEAKING 21 OR HAVE THEY EVER LEAKED? YES NO UNKN NA (IF YES, EXPLAIN BELOW) 22 15. IS THERE ASBESTOS IN THE STRUCTURE? YES NO UNKN NA (IF YES, STATE 23 LOCATION OR LOCATIONS BELOW) 24 16. IS LEAD PLUMBING PRESENT? YES NO UNKN NA (IF YES, STATE LOCATION 25 OR LOCATIONS BELOW) 26 17. HAS A RADON TEST BEEN DONE? YES NO UNKN NA (IF YES, ATTACH A COPY 27 OF THE REPORT) 28 18. HAS MOTOR FUEL, MOTOR OIL, HOME HEATING FUEL, LUBRICATING OIL OR 29 ANY OTHER PETROLEUM PRODUCT, METHANE GAS, OR ANY HAZARDOUS OR 30 TOXIC SUBSTANCE SPILLED, LEAKED OR OTHERWISE BEEN RELEASED ON THE 31 PROPERTY OR FROM THE PROPERTY ONTO ANY OTHER PROPERTY? YES NO 32 UNKN NA (IF YES, DESCRIBE BELOW) 33 19. HAS THE PROPERTY BEEN TESTED FOR THE PRESENCE OF MOTOR FUEL, MOTOR 34 OIL, HOME HEATING FUEL, LUBRICATING OIL, OR ANY OTHER PETROLEUM 35 PRODUCT, METHANE GAS, OR ANY HAZARDOUS OR TOXIC SUBSTANCE? YES NO 36 UNKN NA (IF YES, ATTACH REPORT(S)) 37 19-a. HAS THE PROPERTY BEEN TESTED FOR INDOOR MOLD? YES NO UNKN (IF 38 YES, ATTACH A COPY OF THE REPORT) 39 STRUCTURAL 40 20. IS THERE ANY ROT OR WATER DAMAGE TO THE STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES? 41 YES NO UNKN NA (IF YES, EXPLAIN BELOW) 42 21. IS THERE ANY FIRE OR SMOKE DAMAGE TO THE STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES? 43 YES NO UNKN NA (IF YES, EXPLAIN BELOW) 44 22. IS THERE ANY TERMITE, INSECT, RODENT OR PEST INFESTATION OR 45 DAMAGE? YES NO UNKN NA (IF YES, EXPLAIN BELOW) 46 23. HAS THE PROPERTY BEEN TESTED FOR TERMITE, INSECT, RODENT OR PEST 47 INFESTATION OR DAMAGE? YES NO UNKN NA (IF YES, PLEASE ATTACH 48 REPORT(S)) 49 24. WHAT IS THE TYPE OF ROOF/ROOF COVERING (SLATE, ASPHALT, OTHER.)? 50 ANY KNOWN MATERIAL DEFECTS? HOW OLD IS THE ROOF? IS THERE A TRANS- 51 FERABLE WARRANTEE ON THE ROOF IN EFFECT NOW? YES NO UNKN NA (IF 52 YES, EXPLAIN BELOW)S. 1446 4 1 25. ARE THERE ANY KNOWN MATERIAL DEFECTS IN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING 2 STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS: FOOTINGS, BEAMS, GIRDERS, LINTELS, COLUMNS OR 3 PARTITIONS. YES NO UNKN NA (IF YES, EXPLAIN BELOW) 4 MECHANICAL SYSTEMS & SERVICES 5 26. WHAT IS THE WATER SOURCE (CIRCLE ALL THAT APPLY - WELL, PRIVATE, 6 MUNICIPAL, OTHER)? IF MUNICIPAL, IS IT METERED? YES NO UNKN NA 7 27. HAS THE WATER QUALITY AND/OR FLOW RATE BEEN TESTED? YES NO UNKN NA 8 (IF YES, DESCRIBE BELOW) 9 28. WHAT IS THE TYPE OF SEWAGE SYSTEM (CIRCLE ALL THAT APPLY - PUBLIC 10 SEWER, PRIVATE SEWER, SEPTIC OR CESSPOOL)? IF SEPTIC OR CESSPOOL, 11 AGE? ________ DATE LAST PUMPED? ________ FREQUENCY OF PUMPING? 12 ________ ANY KNOWN MATERIAL DEFECTS? YES NO UNKN NA (IF YES, 13 EXPLAIN BELOW) 14 29. WHO IS YOUR ELECTRIC SERVICE PROVIDER? ________ WHAT IS THE AMPER- 15 AGE? ________ DOES IT HAVE CIRCUIT BREAKERS OR FUSES? ________ 16 PRIVATE OR PUBLIC POLES? ________ ANY KNOWN MATERIAL DEFECTS? YES 17 NO UNKN NA (IF YES, EXPLAIN BELOW) 18 30. ARE THERE ANY FLOODING, DRAINAGE OR GRADING PROBLEMS THAT RESULTED 19 IN STANDING WATER ON ANY PORTION OF THE PROPERTY? YES NO UNKN NA 20 (IF YES, STATE LOCATIONS AND EXPLAIN BELOW) 21 31. DOES THE BASEMENT HAVE SEEPAGE THAT RESULTS IN STANDING WATER? YES 22 NO UNKN NA (IF YES, EXPLAIN BELOW) 23 ARE THERE ANY KNOWN MATERIAL DEFECTS IN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING (IF 24 YES, EXPLAIN BELOW. USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS IF NECESSARY.): 25 32. PLUMBING SYSTEM? YES NO UNKN NA 26 33. SECURITY SYSTEM? YES NO UNKN NA 27 34. CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR? YES NO UNKN NA 28 35. SMOKE DETECTOR? YES NO UNKN NA 29 36. FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM? YES NO UNKN NA 30 37. SUMP PUMP? YES NO UNKN NA 31 38. FOUNDATION/SLAB? YES NO UNKN NA 32 39. INTERIOR WALLS/CEILINGS? YES NO UNKN NA 33 40. EXTERIOR WALLS OR SIDING? YES NO UNKN NA 34 41. FLOORS? YES NO UNKN NA 35 42. CHIMNEY/FIREPLACE OR STOVE? YES NO UNKN NA 36 43. PATIO/DECK? YES NO UNKN NA 37 44. DRIVEWAY? YES NO UNKN NA 38 45. AIR CONDITIONER? YES NO UNKN NA 39 46. HEATING SYSTEM? YES NO UNKN NA 40 47. HOT WATER HEATER? YES NO UNKN NA 41 48. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THE FOLLOWING SCHOOL DISTRICT UNKN 42 NOTE: BUYER IS ENCOURAGED TO CHECK PUBLIC RECORDS CONCERNING THE 43 PROPERTY (E.G. TAX RECORDS AND WETLAND AND FLOOD PLAIN MAPS) 44 THE SELLER SHOULD USE THIS AREA TO FURTHER EXPLAIN ANY ITEM ABOVE. IF 45 NECESSARY, ATTACH ADDITIONAL PAGES AND INDICATE HERE THE NUMBER OF ADDI- 46 TIONAL PAGES ATTACHED. 47 ______________________________________________________________ 48 ______________________________________________________________ 49 ______________________________________________________________ 50 ______________________________________________________________ 51 SELLER'S CERTIFICATION: SELLER CERTIFIES THAT THE INFORMATION IN THIS 52 PROPERTY CONDITION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT IS TRUE AND COMPLETE TO THE 53 SELLER'S ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE AS OF THE DATE SIGNED BY THE SELLER. IF A 54 SELLER OF RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY ACQUIRES KNOWLEDGE WHICH RENDERS 55 MATERIALLY INACCURATE A PROPERTY CONDITION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT PROVIDEDS. 1446 5 1 PREVIOUSLY, THE SELLER SHALL DELIVER A REVISED PROPERTY CONDITION 2 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT TO THE BUYER AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE. IN NO EVENT, 3 HOWEVER, SHALL A SELLER BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A REVISED PROPERTY CONDI- 4 TION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AFTER THE TRANSFER OF TITLE FROM THE SELLER TO 5 THE BUYER OR OCCUPANCY BY THE BUYER, WHICHEVER IS EARLIER. 6 SELLER__________ DATE___________ 7 SELLER__________ DATE___________ 8 BUYER'S ACKNOWLEDGMENT: BUYER ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF A COPY OF THIS 9 STATEMENT AND BUYER UNDERSTANDS THAT THIS INFORMATION IS A STATEMENT OF 10 CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND INFORMATION CONCERNING THE PROPERTY KNOWN TO THE 11 SELLER. IT IS NOT A WARRANTY OF ANY KIND BY THE SELLER OR SELLER'S AGENT 12 AND IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR ANY HOME, PEST, RADON OR OTHER INSPECTIONS 13 OR TESTING OF THE PROPERTY OR INSPECTION OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS. 14 BUYER__________ DATE__________ 15 BUYER__________ DATE _________ 16 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day 17 after it shall have become a law; provided, however, that this act shall 18 apply to contracts of sale for real property entered into on or after 19 such effective date.
