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Assembly Bill A6940

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits interruption of services in "would-be" interim multiple dwellings

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2009-A6940 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Housing

2009-A6940 - Summary

Prohibits interruption of services in certain "would-be" interim multiple dwellings if such unit is used for residential purposes with the knowledge and consent of the owner; provides that any essential services which have customarily been provided to the spaces occupied for residential purposes shall not be interrupted or discontinued except for repairs which shall be performed in a reasonably expedient manner or in the case of an emergency or by order of a court or other governmental instrumentality; provides, if the services have been interrupted or discontinued, the owner must permit the restoration of such services for so long as residential occupancy continues.

2009-A6940 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6940

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 17, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. V. LOPEZ, LENTOL, MILLMAN, GLICK, KAVANAGH --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARRON, GOTTFRIED,  ROSENTHAL  --  read
  once and referred to the Committee on Housing

AN ACT in relation to prohibiting interruption of services in "would-be"
  interim multiple dwellings

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Prohibition of service interruption. 1. In the  case  of  a
unit  in  a building which would be covered by the provisions of article
7-C of the multiple dwelling law, as  the  provisions  of  such  article
existed  on  January 1, 2009, but for the limitations contained in para-
graph (iii) of subdivision 1, paragraph (i), (iii), or (iv) of  subdivi-
sion  2,  or  subdivision 3 or 4 of section 281 of such article, if such
unit is used for residential purposes with the knowledge and consent  of
the  owner,  any essential services which have customarily been provided
to the spaces occupied for residential purposes shall not be interrupted
or discontinued, except for  repairs  which  shall  be  performed  in  a
reasonably  expedient  manner or in the case of an emergency or by order
of a court or other governmental instrumentality. If the  services  have
been  interrupted or discontinued, the owner must permit the restoration
of such services for so long as residential occupancy continues.
  2. This act shall not in any way grant any rights of  continued  occu-
pancy  or  any  other  rights to such occupants or prevent an owner from
lawfully removing such occupants pursuant to court order.
  3. Any agreement that waives or limits the benefits of this act  shall
be deemed as void as against public policy.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
A                                                          LBD10322-01-9

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2009-A6940A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Housing

2009-A6940A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits interruption of services in certain "would-be" interim multiple dwellings if such unit is used for residential purposes with the knowledge and consent of the owner; provides that any essential services which have customarily been provided to the spaces occupied for residential purposes shall not be interrupted or discontinued except for repairs which shall be performed in a reasonably expedient manner or in the case of an emergency or by order of a court or other governmental instrumentality; provides, if the services have been interrupted or discontinued, the owner must permit the restoration of such services for so long as residential occupancy continues.

2009-A6940A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 6940--A
                                                        Cal. No. 461

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 17, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. V. LOPEZ, LENTOL, MILLMAN, GLICK, KAVANAGH --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARRON, GOTTFRIED,  ROSENTHAL  --  read
  once and referred to the Committee on Housing -- reported from commit-
  tee,  advanced  to  a  third  reading,  amended and ordered reprinted,
  retaining its place on the order of third reading

AN ACT in relation to prohibiting interruption of services in "would-be"
  interim multiple dwellings

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Prohibition  of service interruption. 1. In the case of a
unit in a building which would be covered by the provisions  of  article
7-C  of  the  multiple  dwelling  law, as the provisions of such article
existed on January 1, 2010, but for the limitations contained  in  para-
graph  (iii) of subdivision 1, paragraph (i), (iii), or (iv) of subdivi-
sion 2, or subdivision 3 or 4 of section 281 of such  article,  if  such
unit  is used for residential purposes with the knowledge and consent of
the owner, any essential services which have customarily  been  provided
to the spaces occupied for residential purposes shall not be interrupted
or  discontinued,  except  for  repairs  which  shall  be performed in a
reasonably expedient manner or in the case of an emergency or  by  order
of  a  court or other governmental instrumentality. If the services have
been interrupted or discontinued, the owner must permit the  restoration
of such services for so long as residential occupancy continues.
  2.  This  act shall not in any way grant any rights of continued occu-
pancy or any other rights to such occupants or  prevent  an  owner  from
lawfully removing such occupants pursuant to court order.
  3.  Any agreement that waives or limits the benefits of this act shall
be deemed as void as against public policy.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10322-02-0

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