U.S. Code » Title 15 » Chapter CHAPTER 62— CONDOMINIUM AND COOPERATIVE CONVERSION PROTECTION AND ABUSE RELIEF

15 U.S.C. § 3601

Congressional findings and purpose

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(a) The Congress finds and declares that—(1) there is a shortage of adequate and affordable housing throughout the Nation, especially for low- and moderate-income and elderly and handicapped persons;(2) the number of conversions of rental housing to condominiums and cooperatives is accelerating, which in some communities may restrict the shelter options of low- and moderate-income and elderly and handicapped persons;(3) certain long-term leasing arrangements for recreation and other condominium- or cooperative-related facilities which have been used in the formation of cooperative and condominium projects may be unconscionable; in certain situations State governments are unable to provide appropriate relief; as a result of these leases, economic and social hardships may have been imposed upon cooperative and condominium owners, which may threaten the continued use and acceptability of these forms of ownership and interfere with the interstate sale of cooperatives and condominiums; appropriate relief from these abuses requires Federal action; and(4) there is a Federal involvement with the cooperative and condominium housing markets through the operation of Federal tax, housing, and community development laws, through the operation of federally chartered and insured financial institutions, and through other Federal activities; that the creation of many condominiums and cooperatives is undertaken by entities operating on an interstate basis.(b) The purposes of this chapter are to seek to minimize the adverse impacts of condominium and cooperative conversions particularly on the housing opportunities of low- and moderate-income and elderly and handicapped persons, to assure fair and equitable principles are followed in the establishment of condominium and cooperative opportunities, and to provide appropriate relief where long-term leases of recreation and other cooperative- and condominium-related facilities are determined to be unconscionable.(Pub. L. 96–399, title VI, § 602, Oct. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1672.)Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesEffective Date

Pub. L. 96–399, title VI, § 618, Oct. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1680, provided that: “The provisions of this title [enacting this chapter] shall become effective upon enactment [Oct. 8, 1980], except that section 609 [section 3608 of this title], and the prohibition included in section 610 [section 3609 of this title] as it relates to a lease with respect to which a cause of action may be established under section 609, shall become effective one year after enactment.”

Short Title

Pub. L. 96–399, title VI, § 601, Oct. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1672, provided that: “This title [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Condominium and Cooperative Abuse Relief Act of 1980’.”

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 27 cases, 1984–2005 · leading case: Park East Apts., Inc. v. 233 East 86th Street Corp., 139 Misc. 2d 806 (N.Y. City Civ. Ct. 1988).
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Park East Apts., Inc. v. 233 East 86th Street Corp., 139 Misc. 2d 806 (N.Y. City Civ. Ct. 1988). · cites it 3× “On appeal the Appellate Division, First Department, affirmed, without opinion, but noted: "[w]e need not reach the question of the applicability of the statute (Condominium and Cooperative Abuse Relief Act of 1980 [ 15 USC § 3601 et seq.].)” ( 123 AD2d 536 .”
Phoenix Tenants Ass'n v. 6465 Realty Co., 119 A.D.2d 427 (N.Y. App. Div. 1986). · cites it 8× “([Act], 15 USC § 3601 et seq.) The content and purposes of that Act are discussed in detail in the dissent.”
Traweek v. City & Cnty. of San Francisco, 659 F. Supp. 1012 (N.D. Cal. 1986). · cites it 2× “is accelerating, which in some communities may restrict [housing] options____” 15 U.S.C. § 3601 (a)). Second, the distinction drawn between property with more than six rental units and that with less is surely reasonable: when larger rental buildings are converted, more tenants…”
Park South Tenants Corp. v. 200 Cent. Park South Assocs., L.P., Bernard Spitzer, Jack Lipman, & Melvin D. Lipman, 941 F.2d 112 (2d Cir. 1991). “This case was brought under the Condominium and Cooperative Conversion Protection and Abuse Relief Act of 1980, 15 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq. (the Act). The complaint filed in the district court also sought declaratory relief and raised a pendent state law claim.”
Coliseum Park Apts. Co. v. Coliseum Tenants Corp., 742 F. Supp. 128 (S.D.N.Y. 1990). · cites it 2× “mpany (the “Developer”) and Professional Office Leasing Associates (the “Tenant”) (collectively, “plaintiffs”) bring this action for injunctive and declaratory relief seeking to prevent defendant Coliseum Tenants Corporation (the “Association”) from terminating a lease (the…”
Park South Tenants Corp. v. 200 Cent. Park South Assocs., L.P., 748 F. Supp. 208 (S.D.N.Y. 1990). · cites it 2× “Plaintiff Park South Tenants Corporation brings this claim for damages, pursuant to Section 3607 of the Condominium and Cooperative Protection and Abuse Relief Act of 1980 (the “Act”), 15 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq, against defendants 200 Central Park South Associates (the “Sponsor”)…”
Park South Tenants Corp. v. 200 Cent. Park South Assocs., L.P., 754 F. Supp. 352 (S.D.N.Y. 1991). “Plaintiff Park South Tenants Corporation (“Park South”) moves for reconsideration of the Court’s Opinion and Order, dated October 12, 1990, dismissing plaintiffs claim for damages and declaratory relief under Section 3607 of the Condominium and Cooperative Protection and Abuse…”
520 East 72nd Com. Corp. v. 520 East 72nd Owners Corp., 691 F. Supp. 728 (S.D.N.Y. 1988). “The general counsel to 520, who possessed considerable experience in the field, advised 520 that relief from the burdensome leases might be available under the Condominium and Cooperative Abuse Relief Act, 15 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq. (“the Act”). That Act was designed to remedy…”
East End Owners Corp. v. Roc-East End Assocs., 128 A.D.2d 366 (N.Y. App. Div. 1987). “Respondents allege that the garage lease was a "sweetheart” agreement which, at the time it was signed, had no valid business purpose other than to circumvent the strictures of the Federal Condominium and Cooperative Conversion Protection and Abuse Relief Act of 1980 ( 15 USC §…”
233 East 86th Street Corp. v. Park East Apts., Inc., 131 Misc. 2d 242 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1986). · cites it 2× “Introduction A recent Federal statute, the Condominium and Cooperative Abuse Relief Act of 1980, 15 USC § 3601 et seq. (hereinafter cited as the Condominium Act), enables cooperative or condominium unit owners to terminate certain contracts entered into between the cooperative…”
69th Street & 2nd Avenue Garage Assocs., L.P. v. Ticor Title Guarantee Co., 207 A.D.2d 225 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995). “On November 7, 1991, shareholders and unit owners of the condop notified Garage Associates that they had voted to terminate Garage Associates’ ownership in the garage unit pursuant to the Condominium and Cooperative Abuse Relief Act of 1980 (the Act; 15 USC § 3601 ). Garage…”
West 14th Street Com. Corp. v. 5 West 14th Owners Corp., 815 F.2d 188 (2d Cir. 1987). “CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge: This appeal requires us to construe the Condominium and Cooperative Abuse Relief Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 3601 — 16 (1982) (Act), enacted to protect the rights of tenants whose residential apartment buildings are converted to cooperatives or condominiums.”
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