Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 17, 2022 |
reported referred to rules |
May 11, 2022 |
reported referred to codes |
Apr 12, 2022 |
print number 5546a |
Apr 12, 2022 |
amend and recommit to housing |
Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to housing |
Feb 19, 2021 |
referred to housing |
Assembly Bill A5546A
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
WALKER
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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Clyde Vanel
Richard Gottfried
William Colton
Vivian Cook
multi-Sponsors
Jo Anne Simon
2021-A5546 - Details
2021-A5546 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5546 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 19, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WALKER, VANEL, GOTTFRIED, COLTON, COOK -- Multi- Sponsored by -- M. of A. SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to enforcement of the warranty of habitability THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings and purpose. The legislature hereby finds that the rental housing market in the state of New York remains in a state of crisis, due not only to severe shortages in the stock of safe and affordable housing but also to the state of disrepair and blight that afflicts rental housing opportunities available to people of lower incomes throughout the state. The legislature further finds that the warranty of habitability set forth in section 235-b of the real property law represents a critical safeguard of the health and safety of tenants across the state of New York by requiring that all rental housing accom- modations be maintained in a safe and sanitary condition for the tenants; that enforcement efforts by the several agencies of the city of New York and the state of New York, although often successful, are not always sufficient to deter such breaches of the warranty by such owners and landlords, so that in spite of the protections provided by law, every year many tenants in the state of New York must endure housing conditions that fail to meet the basic standards of safety required by law. In light of the foregoing, the legislature hereby finds that the state of New York must adopt additional measures to deter the most egre- gious breaches of the warranty of habitability set forth in section 235-b of the real property law, and that the codification of law award- ing punitive damages to tenants who suffer intentional breaches of the warranty is an appropriate method to realize such a purpose. The legis- lature therefore enacts the following law granting the courts discretion to award punitive damages in cases where the warranty of habitability EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
Clyde Vanel
Richard Gottfried
William Colton
Vivian Cook
multi-Sponsors
Jo Anne Simon
2021-A5546A (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-A5546A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5546--A 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 19, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WALKER, VANEL, GOTTFRIED, COLTON, COOK -- Multi- Sponsored by -- M. of A. SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing -- recommitted to the Committee on Housing in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to enforcement of the warranty of habitability THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings and purpose. The legislature hereby finds that the rental housing market in the state of New York remains in a state of crisis, due not only to severe shortages in the stock of safe and affordable housing but also to the state of disrepair and blight that afflicts rental housing opportunities available to people of lower incomes throughout the state. The legislature further finds that the warranty of habitability set forth in section 235-b of the real property law represents a critical safeguard of the health and safety of tenants across the state of New York by requiring that all rental housing accom- modations be maintained in a safe and sanitary condition for the tenants; that enforcement efforts by the several agencies of the city of New York and the state of New York, although often successful, are not always sufficient to deter such breaches of the warranty by such owners and landlords, so that in spite of the protections provided by law, every year many tenants in the state of New York must endure housing conditions that fail to meet the basic standards of safety required by law. In light of the foregoing, the legislature hereby finds that the state of New York must adopt additional measures to deter the most egre- gious breaches of the warranty of habitability set forth in section 235-b of the real property law, and that the codification of law award- ing punitive damages to tenants who suffer intentional breaches of the EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07765-02-2
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