Senate Bill S8866

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Excludes certain persons from the definition of occupant for the purposes of unlawful eviction

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S8866 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9910
Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §768, RPAP L

2023-S8866 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Excludes persons who, not having entered a lease or license for such dwelling with the rightful owner, enters into a dwelling unit, onto real property or otherwise settles on land or occupies real property without title, right, permission of the rightful owner, or payment of rent accepted by the rightful owner from the definition of "occupant" for the purposes of unlawful eviction.

2023-S8866 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8866 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8866
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 22, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. MATTERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
   Community Development
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  real  property  actions and proceedings law, in
   relation to excluding certain persons from the  definition  of  "occu-
   pant" for the purposes of unlawful eviction

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 768 of the real property  actions  and  proceedings
 law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3.  SQUATTER  AND  TRESPASSER  EXCLUDED.    FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THIS
 SECTION, AN "OCCUPANT" SHALL  NOT  INCLUDE  A  PERSON  WHO,  NOT  HAVING
 ENTERED  A  LEASE  OR LICENSE FOR SUCH DWELLING WITH THE RIGHTFUL OWNER,
 ENTERS INTO A DWELLING UNIT, ONTO REAL PROPERTY OR OTHERWISE SETTLES  ON
 LAND  OR  OCCUPIES REAL PROPERTY WITHOUT TITLE, RIGHT, PERMISSION OF THE
 RIGHTFUL OWNER, OR PAYMENT OF RENT ACCEPTED BY THE RIGHTFUL OWNER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to actions
 and proceedings commenced on or after such effective date.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14643-01-4



              

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