| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 18, 2011 |
referred to aging |
Senate Bill S2033
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Aging Committee
Actions
2011-S2033 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S2033 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides that a person sixty-two years of age or older, who is a tenant of a dwelling unit located in a building which is located in the city of New York, and who is threatened with eviction because such building is subject to a cooperative or condominium conversion plan, shall be entitled to remain in occupancy of such dwelling unit.
2011-S2033 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2033
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to provide continued tenancy for certain non-purchasing senior
citizens in the city of New York
PURPOSE/SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
To provide that any citizen, age 62 or
older, who has maintained a continued occupancy and is a
non-purchasing tenant in a multiple dwelling unit which has been
converted to a coop or condominium, pursuant to an eviction plan,
will not be subject to an eviction.
JUSTIFICATION:
Over the past decade, the legislature has enacted into
law protections to ensure that senior citizens should not be subject
to eviction under co-op and condominium conversion plans. Despite
these attempts to provide a blanket protection, there are still
senior citizens who continue to reside in multiple dwelling units who
are not afforded these protections.
With the vacancy rate in NYC remaining under five percent, and
therefore housing being scarce, it is incumbent upon the legislature
to insure that senior citizens be afforded protections against
eviction plans, as long as they meet certain requirements:
2011-S2033 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2033
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 18, 2011
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Introduced by Sen. KRUGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging
AN ACT to provide continued tenancy for certain non-purchasing senior
citizens in the city of New York
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The legislature hereby finds that due to the special
circumstances of senior citizens, a greater degree of care must be taken
in preserving the essentials of life for the elderly. In 1982, and again
in 1986, the legislature recognized the particular hardship of relo-
cation for such persons and extended to eligible senior citizens
protection from eviction pursuant to certain cooperative or condominium
conversion plans. The legislature hereby finds that greater protection
must be afforded to senior citizens currently residing in multiple
dwellings subject to a cooperative or condominium conversion plan in the
city of New York and threatened with eviction pursuant to an eviction
plan.
S 2. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, any person who
attains the age of sixty-two years or older on or before July 1, 2011,
who is and has continuously been since prior to January 1, 1982, a
tenant of a dwelling unit located in a building or group of buildings or
development in the city of New York subject to a cooperative or condo-
minium conversion eviction plan, and who is a non-purchasing tenant and
otherwise subject to eviction may remain in occupancy, with all of the
rights of non-purchasing tenants as provided in paragraph (c) of subdi-
vision 2 of section 352-eeee of the general business law and all
protections extended by applicable rent regulation laws and provisions;
provided, however, that the units occupied by such tenants or the shares
allocated thereto have not been sold to a bona fide purchaser for occu-
pancy prior to the effective date of this act; and provided further,
however, that the right of succession with respect to such unit shall be
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06533-01-1
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