Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 14, 2012 |
referred to judiciary delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 07, 2012 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 06, 2012 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 05, 2012 |
1st report cal.270 |
Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to housing, construction and community development |
Senate Bill S6026
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2011-S6026 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S6026 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6026 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the real property actions and proceedings law, in relation to the intervention of the district attorney having jurisdiction in a proceeding where use or occupancy of residential rental property is illegal PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill would give the district attorney the jurisdiction to intervene in cases in which a landlord seeks to remove a tenant because of illegal activity on the rented premises. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: The district attorney has jurisdiction if the proceeding for removal is the result of a violation of specified sections of the real property actions and proceedings law. JUSTIFICATION: Under current law, landlords are responsible to pursue the evictions of tenants who use their rented property for illegal purposes. With the burden of proceedings placed solely on landlords tenants who repeatedly use a rented premises for illegal activity are less likely to be evicted and more likely to re-offend than if the
2011-S6026 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6026 I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 4, 2012 ___________ 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 the intervention of the district attorney having jurisdic- tion in a proceeding where use or occupancy of residential rental property is illegal THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 715 of the real property actions and proceedings law is amended by adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows: 6. IN ANY PROCEEDING COMMENCED BY AN OWNER, PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION OR SECTION SEVEN HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE, FOR THE REMOVAL FROM THE POSSESSION OF PREMISES FROM A TENANT OR TENANTS UPON ANY GROUND SPECIFIED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION SEVEN HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE OR SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE OF THE REAL PROPERTY LAW, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY HAVING JURISDICTION OVER SUCH PREMISES MAY INTERVENE AND APPEAR AS OF RIGHT IN SUCH PROCEEDING BY FILING A NOTICE OF APPEARANCE WITH THE COURT. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13316-01-1
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