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Assembly Bill A8243

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prohibits retaliation by landlords against legal occupants who operate certain day care homes

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2011-A8243 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §223-b, RP L

2011-A8243 - Summary

Prohibits retaliation by landlords against tenants and other legal occupants who operate group family day care homes and family day care homes pursuant to section 390 of the social services law.

2011-A8243 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8243

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 8, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CASTRO -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Housing

AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to prohibiting retal-
  iation by landlords against legal occupants who operate certain family
  day care homes

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

  Section 1. Subdivisions 1, 2 and 4 of section 223-b of the real  prop-
erty  law, as amended by chapter 584 of the laws of 1991, are amended to
read as follows:
  1. No landlord of premises or units to which this section is  applica-
ble  shall serve a notice to quit upon any tenant or commence any action
to recover real property or summary proceeding to recover possession  of
real property in retaliation for:
  a. A good faith complaint, by or in behalf of the tenant, to a govern-
mental  authority  of  the landlord's alleged violation of any health or
safety law, regulation, code, or ordinance, or  any  law  or  regulation
which  has as its objective the regulation of premises used for dwelling
purposes or which pertains to the offense of rent gouging in the  third,
second or first degree; or
  b.  Actions  taken  in  good  faith, by or in behalf of the tenant, to
secure or enforce any rights under the lease or rental agreement,  under
section  two  hundred  thirty-five-b of this chapter, or under any other
law of the state of New York, or of its governmental subdivisions, or of
the United States which has as its objective the regulation of  premises
used  for  dwelling  purposes  or  which pertains to the offense of rent
gouging in the third, second or first degree; or
  c. The tenant's participation in the activities of a  tenant's  organ-
ization; OR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13013-01-1

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2011-A8243A - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §223-b, RP L

2011-A8243A - Summary

Prohibits retaliation by landlords against tenants and other legal occupants who operate group family day care homes and family day care homes pursuant to section 390 of the social services law.

2011-A8243A - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 8243--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 8, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. CASTRO, JAFFEE, P. RIVERA -- Multi-Sponsored by
  -- M. of A.  GIBSON -- read once and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
  Housing  -- recommitted to the Committee on Housing in accordance with
  Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to prohibiting retal-
  iation by landlords against legal occupants who operate certain family
  day care homes; and to amend the social services law, in  relation  to
  requiring family day care homes to carry certain insurance

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

  Section 1. Subdivisions 1, 2 and 4 of section 223-b of the real  prop-
erty  law, as amended by chapter 584 of the laws of 1991, are amended to
read as follows:
  1. No landlord of premises or units to which this section is  applica-
ble  shall serve a notice to quit upon any tenant or commence any action
to recover real property or summary proceeding to recover possession  of
real property in retaliation for:
  a. A good faith complaint, by or in behalf of the tenant, to a govern-
mental  authority  of  the landlord's alleged violation of any health or
safety law, regulation, code, or ordinance, or  any  law  or  regulation
which  has as its objective the regulation of premises used for dwelling
purposes or which pertains to the offense of rent gouging in the  third,
second or first degree; or
  b.  Actions  taken  in  good  faith, by or in behalf of the tenant, to
secure or enforce any rights under the lease or rental agreement,  under
section  two  hundred  thirty-five-b of this chapter, or under any other
law of the state of New York, or of its governmental subdivisions, or of
the United States which has as its objective the regulation of  premises
used  for  dwelling  purposes  or  which pertains to the offense of rent
gouging in the third, second or first degree; or

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13013-04-2

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2011-A8243B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §223-b, RP L

2011-A8243B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits retaliation by landlords against tenants and other legal occupants who operate group family day care homes and family day care homes pursuant to section 390 of the social services law.

2011-A8243B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 8243--B

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 8, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. CASTRO, JAFFEE, P. RIVERA, STEVENSON, GIBSON,
  CRESPO, COOK, LINARES, ROBERTS, WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of
  A.  JACOBS, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Hous-
  ing -- recommitted to the Committee  on  Housing  in  accordance  with
  Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee -- again
  reported from said committee with  amendments,  ordered  reprinted  as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to prohibiting retal-
  iation by landlords against legal occupants who operate certain family
  day care homes

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

  Section 1. Subdivisions 1, 2 and 4 of section 223-b of the real  prop-
erty  law, as amended by chapter 584 of the laws of 1991, are amended to
read as follows:
  1. No landlord of premises or units to which this section is  applica-
ble  shall serve a notice to quit upon any tenant or commence any action
to recover real property or summary proceeding to recover possession  of
real property in retaliation for:
  a. A good faith complaint, by or in behalf of the tenant, to a govern-
mental  authority  of  the landlord's alleged violation of any health or
safety law, regulation, code, or ordinance, or  any  law  or  regulation
which  has as its objective the regulation of premises used for dwelling
purposes or which pertains to the offense of rent gouging in the  third,
second or first degree; or
  b.  Actions  taken  in  good  faith, by or in behalf of the tenant, to
secure or enforce any rights under the lease or rental agreement,  under
section  two  hundred  thirty-five-b of this chapter, or under any other
law of the state of New York, or of its governmental subdivisions, or of
the United States which has as its objective the regulation of  premises

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13013-06-2

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