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Mar 12, 2009 |
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Senate Bill S3179
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
2009-S3179 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S3179 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides that no person 62 years of age or older shall be denied occupancy in multiple dwellings, nor shall such tenant be evicted from a multiple dwelling on the sole ground that he or she owns or keeps a common household pet or pets, the harboring of which is not prohibited by the multiple dwelling law or other applicable law, unless the pet causes damage to the subject premises, creates a nuisance or interferes substantially with the health, safety or welfare of other tenants or occupants of the same or adjacent building or structure.
2009-S3179 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3179 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the real property law, in relation to discrimination against certain tenants who own or keep pets PURPOSE : The subject bill would negate lease provisions preventing tenants from owning or keeping pets. No tenant age sixty-two or older shall be denied housing solely on the basis of wanting or having a pet. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : This legislation amends add a new 237-b of the real property law to provide that no tenant shall be denied occupancy or shall be evicted from a multiple dwelling on the sole ground that the tenant owns or keeps a dog or cat. JUSTIFICATION : Numerous studies have found that senior citizens who have pets live longer, visit the doctor less often and recover quicker from illnesses. For these and other reasons the subject bill should be
2009-S3179 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3179 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 12, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PADAVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to discrimination against certain tenants who own or keep pets THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature hereby finds that pet companionship has a beneficial impact on the pet owner's physical and mental health and numerous studies have demonstrated that senior citi- zens with pets live longer, visit the doctor less often and recover more quickly from illnesses. There exists a significant public interest and purpose in preserving and enhancing the quality of life of the state's senior citizens. Such persons should not be compelled to choose between remaining in their home and having the therapeutic benefit of pet companionship. The shortage of affordable housing across the state offers such persons few housing options if forced to leave their homes due to their need for pet companionship. Eviction of senior citizens from multiple dwellings due to pet ownership is harmful to the public welfare. S 2. The real property law is amended by adding a new section 237-b to read as follows: S 237-B. DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PERSONS WHO HAVE CERTAIN HOUSEHOLD PETS. NO PERSON SIXTY-TWO YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER SHALL BE DENIED OCCUPAN- CY IN A MULTIPLE DWELLING OR BE SUBJECT TO EVICTION FROM ANY SUCH DWELL- ING ON THE SOLE GROUND THAT SUCH PERSON OWNS OR KEEPS A COMMON HOUSEHOLD PET OR PETS, THE HARBORING OF WHICH IS NOT PROHIBITED BY THE MULTIPLE DWELLING LAW OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE LAW. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY WHERE THE HARBORING OF A COMMON HOUSEHOLD PET CAUSES DAMAGE TO THE SUBJECT PREMISES, CREATES A NUISANCE OR INTERFERES SUBSTANTIALLY WITH THE HEALTH, SAFETY OR WELFARE OF OTHER TENANTS OR OCCUPANTS OF THE SAME OR ADJACENT BUILDING OR STRUCTURE. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04531-01-9
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