NY Real Prop L § 339-N (2021)
2021 New York Laws RPP - Real Property Article 9-B - Condominium Act 339-N - Contents of Declaration.

§  339-n.  Contents  of declaration. The declaration shall contain the   following particulars:1. A statement of intention to submit the property to  the  provisions   of this article.2.  Description of the land on which the building and improvements are   or are to be located.3. Description of the building, including the location of the building   by reference to fixed monuments or tax  map  parcel  data,  stating  the   number  of  stories,  basements and cellars, the number of units and the   principal materials of which it is or is to be constructed.4. The unit designation of each unit, and a statement of its location,   approximate area, number of  rooms  in  residential  areas,  and  common   element  to  which it has immediate access, and any other data necessary   for its proper identification.5. Description of the common elements and a statement  of  the  common   interest of each unit owner.6.  Statement of the uses for which the building and each of the units   are intended.* 7. A  designation  of  the  secretary  of  state  as  agent  of  the   corporation  or  board  of  managers upon whom process against it may be   served. Service of process on the secretary of state as  agent  of  such   corporation  or board of managers shall be made personally delivering to   and leaving with him or her or his or her deputy,  or  with  any  person   authorized  by  the  secretary  of state to receive such service, at the   office of the department of state  in  the  city  of  Albany,  duplicate   copies of such process together with the statutory fee, which shall be a   taxable disbursement. Service of process on such corporation or board of   managers shall be complete when the secretary of state is so served. The   secretary  of  state shall promptly send one of such copies by certified   mail,  return  receipt  requested,  to  such  corporation  or  board  of   managers,  at  the  post  office  address,  on file in the department of   state, specified for such purpose. Nothing  in  this  subdivision  shall   affect  the right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.   The corporation or board of managers shall also file with the  secretary   of  state  the name and post office address within or without this state   to which the secretary of state shall mail a copy of any process against   it served upon the secretary of state and shall  update  the  filing  as   necessary.* NB Effective until January 1, 2023* 7.  A  designation  of  the  secretary  of  state  as  agent  of the   corporation or board of managers upon whom process  against  it  may  be   served and the post office address within or without this state to which   the  secretary  of  state  shall  mail  a copy of any process against it   served upon him or her. The designation may include an email address  to   which  the  secretary  of  state  shall  email a notice of the fact that   process against it has been  electronically  served  upon  him  or  her.   Service  of  process  on  the  secretary  of  state  as  agent  of  such   corporation or board of managers shall be made in the manner provided by   paragraph (a) or (b) of  this  subdivision.  Either  option  of  service   authorized  pursuant  to this subdivision shall be available at no extra   cost to the consumer. (a) Personally delivering to and leaving with  him   or  her  or  his  or  her  deputy,  or with any person authorized by the   secretary of state to  receive  such  service,  at  the  office  of  the   department  of  state  in  the  city of Albany, duplicate copies of such   process together with the  statutory  fee,  which  shall  be  a  taxable   disbursement.  Service  of  process  on  such  corporation  or  board of   managers shall be complete when the secretary of state is so served. The   secretary of state shall promptly send one of such copies  by  certified    mail,  return  receipt  requested,  to  such  corporation  or  board  of   managers, at the post office address,  on  file  in  the  department  of   state,  specified for such purpose. (b) Electronically submitting a copy   of  the  process  to the department of state together with the statutory   fee, which fee shall be a taxable disbursement,  through  an  electronic   system  operated by the department of state, provided the corporation or   board of managers has an email address on  file  in  the  department  of   state  to  which the secretary of state shall email a notice of the fact   that process against the corporation  or  board  of  managers  has  been   served  electronically  on the secretary of state. Service of process on   such corporation or  board  of  managers  shall  be  complete  when  the   secretary  of  state  has reviewed and accepted service of such process.   The secretary of state shall promptly  send  notice  of  the  fact  that   process has been served electronically on the secretary of state to such   corporation  or  board  of  managers at the email address on file in the   department of state, specified for the purpose and shall make a copy  of   the  process available to such corporation or board of managers. Nothing   in this subdivision shall affect the right to serve process in any other   manner permitted by law.   The corporation or board  of  managers  shall   also  file  with the secretary of state the name and post office address   within or without this state to which the secretary of state shall  mail   a  copy of any process against it served upon the secretary of state and   shall update the filing as necessary.* NB Effective January 1, 20238. Any further details in  connection  with  the  property  which  the   person  or  persons  executing the declaration may deem desirable to set   forth.9. The method by which the declaration may be amended, consistent with   the provisions of this article.