2023 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 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.
8.  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.