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- REF Issues New Guidance Document re: Increased and New Filing Fees, effective 11/5/2025 (10/30/2025)
- REF revises temporary eSubmission and ePayment policies and procedures (6/28/2021)
- REF updates guidance document entitled “Temporary submission and review policies and procedures due to COVID-19 state of emergency” (6/28/2021)
- REF issues new guidance document entitled “Disclosure requirements regarding projected real estate taxes after the first year of operations” (1/24/2020)
- REF issues new guidance document entitled “Standards for submission of certified public copies of offering plans and amendments” (10/15/2019)
- REF issues updated digital submission guidance documents to assist sponsors in complying with certified public copy requirements (10/15/2019)
- REF issues updated guidance document entitled "Disclosure requirements regarding New York state's additional transfer tax and new supplemental tax" (6/28/2019)
- REF begins posting offering plans and amendments to REF Offering Plan Database search webpage (6/7/2019)
- REF launches updated, more user-friendly effective REF Policy Memoranda Page (12/21/2018)
- REF issues new guidance document entitled “Withholding condominium units from the initial offer” (12/20/2018)
- REF issues updated guidance document entitled “Disclosure requirements regarding FinCEN’s geographic targeting order” (12/4/2018)
- REF issues new guidance document entitled “Disclosure requirements regarding smoking policies pursuant to Local Law 147” (08/15/2018)
- REF issues new guidance document entitled “Disclosure requirements regarding changes to amendment exhibits” (8/6/2018)
- REF issues updated cooperative policy statement #1 (“CPS-1”) (3/13/2018)
- REF updates its Form RS-3, notification to the Attorney General of the state of New York of abandonment of offering (2/13/2018)
- REF issues new guidance document entitled “Disclosure requirements regarding the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017” (1/9/2018)
- REF issues new guidance document entitled “Amendment submissions and broker-dealer registration requirements pursuant to New York General Business Law § 359-e” (12/7/2017)
- REF to issue digital acceptance and notification letters, effective August 16, 2017 (8/15/2017)
- REF updates notice of appearance form (8/15/2017)
Notice of appearance of a third party, subject to the Freedom of Information Law - REF issues new guidance document entitled “Clarification of procedure for changes to sponsor entities and/or principals thereof in cooperative interests in realty with CPS-5 exemption (5/9/2017)
- REF issues updated cooperative policy statement #5 (“CPS-5”) (1/13/2017)
- REF issues reminder to all broker-dealers regarding broker-dealer registration requirements outlined in July 10, 2014 guidance document (1/9/2017)