Assembly Bill A8599

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the establishment of an escrow account in any court which holds a special proceeding to recover real property

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2023-A8599 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6415
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§701, 769, 791 & 796-a, RPAP L; amd §204, NYC Civ Ct Act

2023-A8599 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires any court which holds a special proceeding to recover real property to establish an escrow account where the tenant shall submit any owed rent into such account.

2023-A8599 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8599
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 12, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property actions and proceedings  law  and  the
   New  York city civil court act, in relation to the establishment of an
   escrow account
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Section  701 of the real property actions and proceedings
 law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3. ANY COURT WHICH HOLDS A SPECIAL PROCEEDING TO RECOVER REAL PROPERTY
 SHALL ESTABLISH AN ESCROW ACCOUNT. IN ORDER TO APPEAR IN ANY SUCH COURT,
 A TENANT SHALL SUBMIT ANY OWED RENT INTO SUCH ESCROW ACCOUNT.
   § 2. Section 769 of the real property actions and proceedings  law  is
 amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3.  EACH COURT WHICH HOLDS SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION
 ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL ESTABLISH  AN  ESCROW  ACCOUNT.  IN  ORDER  TO
 APPEAR  IN  SUCH  COURT,  A  TENANT SHALL SUBMIT ANY OWED RENT INTO SUCH
 ESCROW ACCOUNT.
   § 3. Section 791 of the real property actions and proceedings  law  is
 amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3.  EACH COURT WHICH HOLDS SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION
 ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL ESTABLISH  AN  ESCROW  ACCOUNT.  IN  ORDER  TO
 APPEAR  IN  COURT,  A TENANT SHALL SUBMIT ANY OWED RENT INTO SUCH ESCROW
 ACCOUNT.
   § 4. Section 796-a of the real property actions and proceedings law is
 amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5. EACH COURT WHICH HOLDS SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO  SUBDIVISION
 ONE  OF  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  ESTABLISH  AN ESCROW ACCOUNT. IN ORDER TO
 APPEAR IN SUCH COURT, A TENANT SHALL SUBMIT  ANY  OWED  RENT  INTO  SUCH
 ESCROW ACCOUNT.
   §  5.  Section 204 of the New York city civil court act, as amended by
 chapter 36 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows:
   § 204. Summary proceedings. 1. The court shall have jurisdiction  over
 summary proceedings to recover possession of real property located with-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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