Senate Bill S6760

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits the hiring of a level 2 or level 3 sex offender as a building superintendent or resident manager, provides that sexual harassment of a tenant is a violation

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development 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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2009-S6760 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9858
Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Multiple Dwelling Law
Laws Affected:
Add §309-b, Mult Dwell L; add §235-g, RP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S987, A856
2013-2014: S2329, A1122

2009-S6760 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the owner, agent or operator of a multiple dwelling from hiring as a building superintendent, managing agent, or resident manager any person who is registered as a level two or level three sex offender in New York state, and provides that sexual harassment of a tenant by any owner, agent or operator of a multiple dwelling or for any employee or contractor of such owner, agent or operator constitutes a violation of the warranty of habitability.

2009-S6760 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S6760 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6760

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 3, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KLEIN  -- 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 multiple dwelling law, in relation to prohibiting
  the owner, agent or operator of a multiple dwelling from hiring  as  a
  building  superintendent,  managing  agent,  or  resident  manager any
  person who is registered as a level two or level three sex offender in
  New York state, and to amend the real property  law,  in  relation  to
  providing  that  sexual  harassment of a tenant by any owner, agent or
  operator of a multiple dwelling or any employee or contractor of  such
  owner,  agent  or  operator constitutes a violation of the warranty of
  habitability

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

  Section  1.  The  multiple  dwelling  law  is  amended by adding a new
section 309-b to read as follows:
  S 309-B. PROHIBITED HIRING. 1.   AN OWNER,  AGENT  OR  OPERATOR  OF  A
MULTIPLE  DWELLING SHALL NOT HIRE AS A BUILDING SUPERINTENDENT, MANAGING
AGENT, OR RESIDENT MANAGER ANY PERSON WHO IS REGISTERED AS A  LEVEL  TWO
OR LEVEL THREE SEX OFFENDER IN NEW YORK STATE.
  2.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  PROVISION  OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, NO TENANT
SHALL BE REQUIRED TO GIVE ACCESS TO HIS OR HER APARTMENT TO  ANY  PERSON
WHO IS A REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER.
  S 2. The real property law is amended by adding a new section 235-g to
read as follows:
  S  235-G. SEXUAL HARASSMENT. 1. IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL AND SHALL CONSTI-
TUTE A VIOLATION OF THE WARRANTY OF HABITABILITY FOR ANY OWNER, AGENT OR
OPERATOR OF A MULTIPLE DWELLING OR FOR ANY  EMPLOYEE  OR  CONTRACTOR  OF
SUCH  OWNER,  AGENT OR OPERATOR TO SUBJECT ANY TENANT OF THE BUILDING TO
SEXUAL HARASSMENT.
  2. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
  (A) "TENANT" MEANS A PERSON OR BUSINESS OCCUPYING OR RESIDING  AT  THE
PREMISES PURSUANT TO A WRITTEN LEASE OR OTHER RENTAL AGREEMENT; AND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15632-03-0
              

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