New York park sale — resident rights
New York gives residents a true right of first refusal when a manufactured home park is sold. This page is the resident side of that law: what triggers it, who must be told, the exact clocks, and how a purchase actually gets organized — computed from the national survey of state purchase laws and the statute it cites.
Trigger: Park owner receives a bona fide offer the owner intends to accept, or makes a counteroffer — owner must give notice of the price, terms and conditions
Who must be told: Officers of a qualifying homeowners' association if one exists; otherwise each homeowner; and in either case the Commissioner of Housing and Community Renewal
Who can act: A homeowners' association with membership of more than 50% of the homeowners (standard as of April 22, 2024); if none existed at notice, residents may form one with more than 50% of homeowners
Households needed: about 50% — see who can act, below, for the exact form it takes.
| Step | Clock | What the statute says |
|---|---|---|
| tell the owner you intend to make an offer | 60 days from the owner’s notice | Within the first 60 days of the 140-day period. If there was no association at notice, this intent notice must be signed by more than 50% of the homeowners. |
| make your offer — match the price, terms and conditions of the existing offer | 140 days from the owner’s notice | The association has 140 days after the notice in total to deliver a matching offer and exercise the right to purchase. The 60-day intent step falls inside this 140 days; it is not additional. |
If the deal changes later — meet a later lower price or changed terms: residents get 10 days counted from that new offer, not from the first notice. If, after the 140 days, the owner offers the park for a lower price or on substantially different terms, a new notice is required and the association gets an additional 10 days to meet the new price or terms.
Total window on the main track: 140 days.
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Assigning the right: Whether the right can be assigned was not stated in the national survey summary — confirm with a local attorney or the state housing agency before counting on it.
householdThreshold is recorded as 50 because the statute requires membership/support of MORE than 50% of homeowners — a strict majority, not a stated 51%.
Park sold or closing anywhere else? The Park-Sold Deadline Checker covers all 22 purchase-law states, and the guides hub links every state's park-law and title pages.
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Rule: N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 233-a. Source: National Consumer Law Center, Summary of State Manufactured Home Community Purchase Laws (September 2026).
Verified October 2026. State data verified October 2026 — re-checked quarterly.
General information about how the process works in your state — not legal advice. For a contested eviction, a park-sale fight, or a title dispute with a lienholder, a local attorney or legal-aid office is the next step.