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2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 5, 2011
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Introduced by Sens. SQUADRON, DIAZ, HASSELL-THOMPSON, KRUEGER, MONTGOM-
ERY, SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be
committed to the Committee on Judiciary
AN ACT to amend the New York city civil court act, in relation to the
participation of the department of social services of the city of New
York in certain actions and proceedings in the housing part of such
court
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision (d) of section 110 of the New York city civil
court act, as added by chapter 982 of the laws of 1972, is amended to
read as follows:
(d) In any of the actions or proceedings specified in subdivision (a)
and on the application of any party, any city department or the court,
on its own motion, may join any other person or city department as a
party in order to effectuate proper housing maintenance standards and to
promote the public interest. IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER APPLICATION OF
ITS POWERS UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION, THE COURT MAY, ON THE APPLICATION OF
ANY PARTY OR ON ITS OWN MOTION, JOIN AS A PARTY THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
SERVICES OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN WHICH
THE PAYMENT OR NON-PAYMENT OF RENT BY A RECIPIENT OF OR APPLICANT FOR
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW IS AT ISSUE, AND
THE COURT MAY JOIN AS A PARTY THE DIVISION OF ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES
OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING, WHERE APPRO-
PRIATE.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately, and shall govern any
action or proceeding pending in the housing part on the effective date
of this act, as well as actions and proceedings instituted thereafter.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00104-01-1