Assembly Bill A9910

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Excludes certain persons from the definition of occupant for the purposes of unlawful eviction

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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
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2023-A9910 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8866
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §768, RPAP L

2023-A9910 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Excludes persons who, not having entered a lease or license for such dwelling with the rightful owner, enters into a dwelling unit, onto real property or otherwise settles on land or occupies real property without title, right, permission of the rightful owner, or payment of rent accepted by the rightful owner from the definition of "occupant" for the purposes of unlawful eviction.

2023-A9910 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9910
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 26, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. STERN, FLOOD -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the  real  property  actions  and  proceedings  law,  in
   relation  to  excluding  certain persons from the definition of "occu-
   pant" for the purposes of unlawful eviction
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  768 of the real property actions and proceedings
 law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3. SQUATTER AND  TRESPASSER  EXCLUDED.    FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
 SECTION,  AN  "OCCUPANT"  SHALL  NOT  INCLUDE  A  PERSON WHO, NOT HAVING
 ENTERED A LEASE OR LICENSE FOR SUCH DWELLING WITH  THE  RIGHTFUL  OWNER,
 ENTERS  INTO A DWELLING UNIT, ONTO REAL PROPERTY OR OTHERWISE SETTLES ON
 LAND OR OCCUPIES REAL PROPERTY WITHOUT TITLE, RIGHT, PERMISSION  OF  THE
 RIGHTFUL OWNER, OR PAYMENT OF RENT ACCEPTED BY THE RIGHTFUL OWNER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to actions
 and proceedings commenced on or after such effective date.
 
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14643-01-4

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