Assembly Bill A1806

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relieves New York city marshals from duty to remove tenant's personal property upon eviction

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  • 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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2011-A1806 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
New York City Civil Court Act
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1609, NYC Civ Ct Act
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6444
2013-2014: A354

2011-A1806 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that a New York City marshal evicting a tenant from an apartment pursuant to a duly issued eviction warrant shall only be authorized to give possession of the apartment to the landlord or building owner and shall not be responsible for the packaging, removal or storage of such tenant's personal property; provides that such marshal shall have no interest in or involvement with any mover or moving company.

2011-A1806 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1806

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Judiciary

AN  ACT  to  amend the New York city civil court act, in relation to the
  authority of marshals in evicting tenants

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section  1609  of  the  New  York city civil court act is
amended by adding a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
  1-A. A MARSHAL EVICTING A TENANT FROM AN APARTMENT PURSUANT TO A  DULY
ISSUED  EVICTION  WARRANT SHALL ONLY BE AUTHORIZED TO GIVE POSSESSION OF
THE APARTMENT TO THE LANDLORD OR BUILDING OWNER AND SHALL NOT BE RESPON-
SIBLE FOR THE PACKAGING, REMOVAL OR STORAGE OF THE TENANT'S PROPERTY.  A
MARSHAL  SHALL  HAVE  NO  INTEREST  IN NOR INVOLVEMENT WITH ANY MOVER OR
MOVING COMPANY.
  S 2. This act shall  take  effect  on  the  first  of  September  next
succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04495-01-1

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