Assembly Bill A2371

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes the crime of sabotage of rent regulated accommodation

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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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2017-A2371 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2929
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §241.10, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9297, S6941
2015-2016: A1531, S2328
2019-2020: A2090

2017-A2371 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the crime of sabotage of rent regulated accommodations.

2017-A2371 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2371
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 18, 2017
                                ___________
 
 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:
 § 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.
   §  2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the amend-
 ment to article 241 of the penal law made by section  one  of  this  act
 shall not affect the repeal of such article and shall be deemed repealed
 therewith.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01370-01-7

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