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Jan 08, 2020 |
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Jan 09, 2019 |
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Assembly Bill A46
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
BUCHWALD
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
Michael G. Miller
Thomas Abinanti
Michaelle C. Solages
Richard Gottfried
multi-Sponsors
Vivian Cook
Joseph Giglio
Deborah Glick
Joseph Lentol
2019-A46 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-A46 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 46 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 9, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BUCHWALD, M. G. MILLER, ABINANTI, SOLAGES, GOTT- FRIED, SIMON, MOSLEY, BLAKE, SEAWRIGHT, CAHILL, JAFFEE, JOYNER, PEOPLES-STOKES, HYNDMAN, BICHOTTE, ORTIZ, STECK, OTIS, BARRETT, WILLIAMS, BARNWELL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, GIGLIO, GLICK, LENTOL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Aging AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to prohibiting the termination of tenancy in certain housing occupied by senior citizens and/or persons with disabilities 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 228-a to read as follows: § 228-A. TENANCY IN RENTAL BUILDINGS; SENIOR CITIZENS; PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-EIGHT OF THIS ARTICLE OR ANY OTHER PROVISION TO THE CONTRARY, IF SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE LESSEES OR TENANTS OCCUPYING UNITS IN A RENTAL BUILDING ARE OVER SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE AND/OR ARE PERSONS WITH DISA- BILITIES, THE LESSOR MAY NOT TERMINATE OR FAIL TO RENEW A LEASE FOR PREMISES IN SUCH BUILDING OR TERMINATE A TENANCY AT WILL OR AT SUFFER- ANCE, EXCEPT FOR CAUSE INVOLVING ACTIONS OF THE TENANT THAT VIOLATE THE TERMS OF THE LEASE, SUCH AS THE NON-PAYMENT OF RENT, WITHOUT THE PRIOR APPROVAL OF A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION. IN DETERMINING WHETHER TO GRANT APPROVAL, THE COURT SHALL CONSIDER FACTORS INCLUDING: WHETHER THE LESSOR IS OPERATING THE RENTAL BUILDING AT A PROFIT OR LOSS; THE NEED FOR ANY MAJOR CAPITAL REPAIRS OR IMPROVEMENTS THAT CANNOT BE PERFORMED WHILE THE TENANTS ARE IN OCCUPANCY; ANY WRITTEN OR ORAL REPRESENTATIONS MADE BY THE LESSOR TO TENANTS ABOUT HOW LONG THEY COULD REMAIN IN OCCUPANCY; ANY ALTERNATIVE HOUSING BEING OFFERED BY THE LESSOR, THE NUMBER OF AFFECTED TENANTS; AND THE LENGTH OF TIME THE AFFECTED TENANTS HAVE LIVED IN THEIR APARTMENTS. AT THE TIME OF FILING EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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