BILL NUMBER: S3497

SPONSOR: MAY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the real property actions and proceedings law, in
relation to requiring a petition in a summary proceeding to recover
possession of real property in the city of Syracuse to allege proof of
compliance with local laws requiring rental residential property regis-
tration and licensure

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL:

Will require that in order to commence a summary proceeding for eviction
in the City of Syracuse pursuant to Article 7 of the Real Property
Actions and Proceedings Law, the party must plead and prove compliance
with any local law requiring the registration or licensure of residen-
tial rental dwellings.

 
SUMMARY OF THE PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Amends Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law § 741 to
              

include a subdivision 7 that requires proof of compliance with the
rental registry law in the City of Syracuse.

Section 2: Establishes the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The City of Syracuse maintains a rental registry requiring that residen-
tial rental housing pass health and safety inspections for code compli-
ance. This program is critical to ensuring rental housing in the City is
safe. It is a proactive program that allow City Code enforcement to
inspect rental properties prior to occupation and ensure that the City
can keep in contact with the landlord/property, manager. However, many
property owners continue to ignore the requirements of this law, despite
the best enforcement measures of the City.

This bill will extend a commonsense protection to the City of Syracuse
by forbidding a summary eviction where the property is not in compliance
with the rental registry. It will foster responsible property manage-
ment, empower the City to protect their residents, and conserve judicial
resources by settling the question of whether rental registry compliance
is enforceable in eviction proceedings.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have
become a law.