Assembly Bill A8903

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the power to revoke or suspend the license of a real estate broker or salesman

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status Via S6874 - Signed by Governor

  • 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

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions
Votes

Bill Amendments

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2019-A8903 - Details

Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §441-c, RP L

2019-A8903 - Summary

Relates to the power to revoke or suspend the license of a real estate broker or salesman.

2019-A8903 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8903
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 30, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JEAN-PIERRE -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property law,  in  relation  to  the  power  to
   revoke or suspend the license of a real estate broker or salesman
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 441-c of the real
 property law, as amended by chapter 81 of the laws of 1995,  is  amended
 to read as follows:
   (a)  The  department  of state may revoke the license of a real estate
 broker or salesman or suspend the same, for such period as  the  depart-
 ment may deem proper, or in lieu thereof may impose a fine not exceeding
 one  thousand dollars payable to the department of state, or a reprimand
 upon conviction of the licensee of a violation of any provision of  this
 article,  or  for  a  material  misstatement in the application for such
 license, or if such licensee has been  guilty  of  fraud  or  fraudulent
 practices,  or  for  dishonest  or misleading advertising, or has demon-
 strated untrustworthiness or incompetency to act as a real estate broker
 or salesman, OR FOR A VIOLATION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS LAW COMMITTED IN HIS
 OR HER CAPACITY AS A REAL ESTATE BROKER OR SALESMAN, as the case may be.
 In the case of a real estate broker engaged in the business of a  tenant
 relocator,  untrustworthiness  or incompetency shall include engaging in
 any course of conduct including, but not limited to, the interruption or
 discontinuance of essential building service, that  interferes  with  or
 disturbs the peace, comfort, repose and quiet enjoyment of a tenant.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14291-01-9

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2019-A8903A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §441-c, RP L

2019-A8903A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the power to revoke or suspend the license of a real estate broker or salesman.

2019-A8903A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8903--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 30, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JEAN-PIERRE,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  BUCHWALD,  CRUZ,
   WILLIAMS, REYES, THIELE, ORTIZ, BLAKE,  JAFFEE,  JACOBSON,  McDONOUGH,
   MOSLEY,  STIRPE,  TAYLOR, BARRON, GOTTFRIED, LAVINE -- Multi-Sponsored
   by -- M. of A.  CARROLL, DE LA ROSA, DeSTEFANO, FRONTUS, SIMON -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary -- recommitted to  the
   Committee  on  Judiciary in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  real  property law, in relation to the power to
   revoke or suspend the license of a real estate broker or salesman
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 441-c of the real
 property  law,  as amended by chapter 81 of the laws of 1995, is amended
 to read as follows:
   (a) The department of state may revoke the license of  a  real  estate
 broker  or  salesman or suspend the same, for such period as the depart-
 ment may deem proper, or in lieu thereof may impose a fine not exceeding
 one thousand dollars payable to the department of state, or a  reprimand
 upon  conviction of the licensee of a violation of any provision of this
 article, or for a material misstatement  in  the  application  for  such
 license,  or  if  such  licensee  has been guilty of fraud or fraudulent
 practices, or for dishonest or misleading  advertising,  or  has  demon-
 strated untrustworthiness or incompetency to act as a real estate broker
 or  salesman, OR FOR A VIOLATION OF ARTICLE FIFTEEN OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW
 COMMITTED IN HIS OR HER CAPACITY AS A REAL ESTATE BROKER OR SALESMAN, as
 the case may be. In the case of a real  estate  broker  engaged  in  the
 business  of a tenant relocator, untrustworthiness or incompetency shall
 include engaging in any course of conduct including, but not limited to,
 the interruption or discontinuance of essential building  service,  that
 interferes  with or disturbs the peace, comfort, repose and quiet enjoy-
 ment of a tenant.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.