The Attorney General is the chief legal officer of the State of New York, and the head of the New York State Government’s Department of Law, often referred to as the Attorney General’s Office. The office traces its history all the way back to 1626, when New York was still under Dutch colonial rule. The current Attorney General is Eric Schneiderman, who was elected to the post in 2010.  As New York’s chief lawyer, the Attorney General (AG) and his office oversee many aspects of our daily lives, including the approval of offering plans for co-op and condominium buildings – both conversions of existing properties and newly-constructed ones. The Attorney General’s office is there to protect the buyer, and to make sure the sponsor/seller is conforming to the terms of the offering plan at all points in the process, from beginning to end.      Read the article……………….