S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3188
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 24, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. CYMBROWITZ, BARRON, CASTRO, ROBINSON -- Multi-
Sponsored by -- M. of A. CAMARA, JACOBS, TITUS -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Housing
AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
relation to warrants of eviction
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Clause (ii) of subparagraph (c) of paragraph 9 of subdivi-
sion c of section 26-511 of the administrative code of the city of New
York is amended to read as follows:
(ii) [the owner requires the unit for a non-residential use in
connection with its charitable or educational purposes] THE TENANT'S
INITIAL OCCUPANCY PREDATES THE OWNER'S ACQUISITION OF THE BUILDING, AND
SUCH TENANT IS LESS THAN SIXTY-TWO YEARS OF AGE AND HAS BEEN A TENANT IN
A HOUSING ACCOMMODATION IN THAT BUILDING FOR LESS THAN TWENTY YEARS, THE
OWNER MAY ONLY SERVE A WARRANT OF EVICTION IF THE OWNER HAS GIVEN AT
LEAST ONE YEAR'S NOTICE TO THE TENANT OF THE OWNER'S INTENTION TO CHANGE
THE USE OF THE BUILDING TO NON-RESIDENTIAL USE IN CONNECTION WITH ITS
CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE AND HAS OFFERED WITH REASONABLE INDI-
CIA OF GOOD FAITH, TO REIMBURSE THE TENANT FOR ALL REASONABLE EXPENSES
TO LOCATE A COMPARABLE RENTAL UNIT AND TO RELOCATE; or
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately, but shall not apply in
cases in which a court of competent jurisdiction has issued a warrant of
eviction before such effective date; provided, however, that the amend-
ments made to section 26-511 of the administrative code of the city of
New York by section one of this act shall not affect the expiration of
such section and shall be deemed to expire therewith.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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