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Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Chapter 62 — Condominium and Cooperative Conversion Protection and Abuse Relief

§ 3610. Relationship of statutory provisions to State and local laws

Statutory text

Nothing in this chapter may be construed to prevent or limit the authority of any State or local government to enact and enforce any law, ordinance, or code with regard to any condominium, cooperative, or conversion project, if such law, ordinance, or code does not abridge, deny, or contravene any standard for consumer protection established under this chapter. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the provisions of this chapter, except for the application of section 3608 of this title and the prohibition included in section 3609 of this title as it relates to a lease with respect to which a cause of action may be established under section 3608 of this title, shall not apply in the case of any State or local government which has the authority to enact and enforce such a law, ordinance, or code, if, during the three-year period following , such State or local government enacts a law, ordinance, or code, or amendments thereto, stating in substance that such provisions of this chapter shall not apply in that State or local government jurisdiction.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Condominium and Cooperative Abuse Relief Act of 1980

    Pub. L. 96–399 title VI § 611 · 94 Stat. 1614

    Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 3610

    (Pub. L. 96–399, title VI, § 611, Oct. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1679.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 96–399, title VI, § 611, Oct. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1679.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 611. state and local jurisdiction Nothing in this title may be construed to prevent or limit 15 USC 3610. the authority of any State or local government to enact and enforce any law, ordinance, or code with regard to any condominium, cooperative, or conversion project, if such law, ordinance, or code does not abridge, deny, or contravene any standard for consumer protection established under this title. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the provisions of this title, except for the application of section 609 and the prohibition included in section 610 as it relates to a lease with respect to which a cause of action may be established under section 609, shall not apply in the case of any State or local government which has the authority to enact and enforce such a law, ordinance, or code, if, during the three-year period following the date of enactment of this title, such State or local government enacts a law, ordinance, or code, or amendments thereto, stating in substance that such provisions of this title shall not apply in that State or local government jurisdiction.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 96–399, title VI, § 611, , 94 Stat. 1679.)

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