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Senate Bill S1520

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Expands the definition of "tenant" for purposes of notice upon the commencement of an action to foreclose upon the leased residential real property

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2011-S1520 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1305, RPAP L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S8082

2011-S1520 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands the definition of "tenant" for purposes of notice upon the commencement of an action to foreclose upon the leased residential real property.

2011-S1520 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S1520 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1520

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 10, 2011
                               ___________

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  real  property  actions and proceedings law, in
  relation to notice to tenants upon foreclosure of the leased  residen-
  tial real property

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 1305 of the  real
property  actions  and  proceedings  law, as added by chapter 507 of the
laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
  (c) "Tenant" shall mean  any  person  who  [at  the  time  the  notice
required  by  subdivision four of section thirteen hundred three of this
article] appears as a lessee on a lease of one or more dwelling units of
a residential real property that is subordinate to the mortgage on  such
residential  real  property; or who [at such time] is a party to an oral
or implied rental agreement with the mortgagor and obligated to pay rent
to the mortgagor or such mortgagor's  representative,  for  the  use  or
occupancy of one or more dwelling units of a residential real property.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05020-01-1

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