Assembly Bill A9297

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Establishes the crime of sabotage of rent regulated accommodations

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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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2013-A9297 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6941
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง241.10, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A1531, S2328
2017-2018: A2371, S2929
2019-2020: A2090

2013-A9297 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the crime of sabotage of rent regulated accommodations.

2013-A9297 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9297

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 8, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. LENTOL, DAVILA -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crime  of
  sabotage of rent regulated accommodations

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

  Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 241.10  to
read as follows:
S 241.10 SABOTAGE OF RENT REGULATED ACCOMMODATION.
  AN OWNER IS GUILTY OF SABOTAGE OF A RENT REGULATED ACCOMMODATION WHEN,
WITH  INTENT TO CAUSE A RENT REGULATED TENANT TO VACATE A HOUSING ACCOM-
MODATION, SUCH OWNER, OR AGENT UNDER  INSTRUCTION  OR  CONTRACT  OF  THE
OWNER:
  1.  WITH  INTENT  TO  IMPAIR  HABITABILITY OF A HOUSING ACCOMMODATION,
CAUSES DAMAGE TO SUCH HOUSING  ACCOMMODATION  OR  ANCILLARY  UTILITY  OR
APPARATUS TO SUCH HOUSING ACCOMMODATION; OR
  2. RECKLESSLY CAUSES DAMAGE TO SUCH HOUSING ACCOMMODATION OR ANCILLARY
UTILITY OR APPARATUS TO SUCH HOUSING ACCOMMODATION.
  SABOTAGE OF A RENT REGULATED ACCOMMODATION IS A CLASS D FELONY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14553-01-4

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