Assembly Bill A7996

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires reasonable modifications

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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-A7996 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง235-h, RP L

2011-A7996 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Amends the real property law, in relation to requiring reasonable modification to apartments for seniors and persons with physical impairments.

2011-A7996 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7996

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 25, 2011
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to requiring reason-
  able modification to apartments for seniors and persons with  physical
  impairments

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

  Section 1. The real property law is amended by adding  a  new  section
235-h to read as follows:
  S  235-H.  PROTECTIVE  DEVICES  FOR TENANTS WHO ARE SENIORS OR PERSONS
WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES. 1. AS USED IN  THIS  SECTION  THE  FOLLOWING
TERMS  SHALL  HAVE  THE  FOLLOWING  MEANINGS: (A) "SENIOR" SHALL MEAN AN
INDIVIDUAL AGED SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OR OLDER; (B) "PERSON WITH  A  PHYSICAL
IMPAIRMENT"  SHALL  MEAN  AN  INDIVIDUAL  WITH (I) A PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
RESULTING FROM AN ANATOMICAL, PHYSIOLOGICAL,  GENETIC,  OR  NEUROLOGICAL
CONDITION  WHICH PREVENTS THE EXERCISE OF A NORMAL BODILY FUNCTION OR IS
DEMONSTRABLE BY MEDICALLY ACCEPTED  CLINICAL  OR  LABORATORY  DIAGNOSTIC
TECHNIQUES;  OR  (II)  A RECORD OF SUCH IMPAIRMENT; OR (III) A CONDITION
REGARDED BY OTHERS AS SUCH AN IMPAIRMENT.
  2. IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF THE OWNER, LESSOR, AGENT, OR  OTHER  PERSON
WHO MANAGES OR CONTROLS A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING TO:
  (A)  WHEN  REQUESTED  IN WRITING BY A TENANT WHO IS A SENIOR OR PERSON
WITH A PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT, PROVIDE, INSTALL, AND  MAINTAIN  IN  A  SAFE
MANNER,  WHICH SHALL INCLUDE ANY STRUCTURAL REINFORCEMENT NECESSARY, THE
FOLLOWING: GRAB BARS ON THE WALLS OF SHOWER AND BATHTUB STALLS AND ADJA-
CENT TO EACH TOILET OR WATER CLOSET IN EACH RESIDENTIAL UNIT; AND TREADS
ON THE FLOORS OF SHOWERS AND BATHTUB STALLS IN EACH RESIDENTIAL UNIT.
  (B) PROVIDE NOTICE IN THE LEASE  OF  THE  RIGHT  OF  TENANTS  WHO  ARE
SENIORS  OR PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENTS TO REQUEST SUCH PROTECTIVE
DEVICES AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11762-01-1

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