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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Apr 02, 2009 |
referred to housing, construction and community development |
Senate Bill S3848
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development 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
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2009-S3848 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
- Law Section:
- New York City Administrative Code
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§26-413 & 26-515, NYC Ad Cd
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S434
2013-2014: S3164
2015-2016: S2803
2017-2018: S3187
2009-S3848 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides that where the owner or lessor of a rent controlled or rent stabilized unit commences an action in bad faith to recover possession on the grounds that it is not occupied as the tenant's primary residence shall be liable for the tenant's court costs and attorney's fees in addition to an amount which is three times the monthly rent or actual damages.
2009-S3848 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3848 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to primary residence PURPOSE : To discourage frivolous, groundless or bad faith primary-residence eviction attempts. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Would allow tenants to recover attorneys' fees and damages in cases where landlords act in bad faith to bring eviction proceedings against tenants on the basis of non-primary residence. JUSTIFICATION : Landlords have increasingly brought court actions against tenants in recent years to eliminate their rent-stabilization protections on the basis of non-primary residence. In many of these cases, however, landlords have little reason to believe a non-primary residence violation exists and have brought actions as a way of forcing tenants to vacate their apartments, sometimes even ignoring proof submitted by tenants establishing primary residence. This bill seeks to discourage this practice by awarding tenants attorneys' fees and damages in cases where they successfully defend primary residence actions that were brought in bad faith.
2009-S3848 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3848 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 2, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sens. KRUEGER, DUANE, HUNTLEY, MONSERRATE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to primary residence THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 26-413 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new subdivision f to read as follows: F. (1) IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF ANY OTHER APPLICABLE PROVISION OF LAW, WHERE AN OWNER OR LESSOR SEEKS TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF A DWELLING UNIT PURSUANT TO ITEM TEN OF SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF PARAGRAPH TWO OF SUBDIVISION E OF SECTION 26-403 OF THIS CHAPTER, ON THE GROUND THAT THE DWELLING UNIT IS NOT OCCUPIED BY THE TENANT AS SUCH TENANT'S PRIMARY RESIDENCE, SUCH OWNER OR LESSOR SHALL COMMENCE THE ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION ONLY UPON A GOOD FAITH BELIEF THAT SUCH DWELLING UNIT IS NOT THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE OF SUCH TENANT. (2) IF ANY OWNER OR LESSOR COMMENCES AN ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF A DWELLING UNIT IN VIOLATION OF PARAGRAPH ONE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, SUCH OWNER OR LESSOR SHALL BE LIABLE TO SUCH TENANT FOR THREE TIMES THE MONTHLY RENT CHARGED SUCH TENANT, OR THREE TIMES THE DAMAGES, IF ANY, SUSTAINED BY SUCH TENANT, WHICHEVER IS GREATER, PLUS REASONABLE ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS AS DETERMINED BY SUCH COURT. S 2. Section 26-515 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new subdivision e to read as follows: E. (1) IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF ANY OTHER APPLICABLE PROVISION OF LAW, WHERE AN OWNER OR LESSOR SEEKS TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF A DWELLING UNIT PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (F) OF PARAGRAPH ONE OF SUBDIVISION A OF SECTION 26-504 OF THIS CHAPTER, ON THE GROUND THAT THE DWELLING UNIT IS NOT OCCUPIED BY THE TENANT AS SUCH TENANT'S PRIMARY EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01004-01-9
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