Assembly Bill A9024

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Prohibits the hiring of a level 2 or level 3 sex offender as a building superintendent or resident manager, provides that sexual harassment of a tenant is violation of habitability

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A9024 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2329
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Multiple Dwelling Law
Laws Affected:
Add §309-b, Mult Dwell L; add §235-h, RP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S6760
2011-2012: S987

2013-A9024 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the owner, agent or operator of a multiple dwelling from hiring as a building superintendent, managing agent, or resident manager any person who is registered as a level two or level three sex offender in New York state, and provides that sexual harassment of a tenant by any owner, agent or operator of a multiple dwelling or for any employee or contractor of such owner, agent or operator constitutes a violation of the warranty of habitability.

2013-A9024 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  9024

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 7, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SEPULVEDA  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Housing

AN ACT to amend the multiple dwelling law, in  relation  to  prohibiting
  the  owner,  agent or operator of a multiple dwelling from hiring as a
  building superintendent,  managing  agent,  or  resident  manager  any
  person  who  is designated as a level two or level three sex offender;
  and to amend the real property law,  in  relation  to  providing  that
  sexual  harassment  of  a  tenant by any owner, agent or operator of a
  multiple dwelling, or any employee or contractor  of  such  an  owner,
  agent  or  operator constitutes a violation of the warranty of habita-
  bility

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

  Section  1.  The  multiple  dwelling  law  is  amended by adding a new
section 309-b to read as follows:
  S 309-B. PROHIBITED HIRING. 1.   AN OWNER,  AGENT  OR  OPERATOR  OF  A
MULTIPLE  DWELLING SHALL NOT HIRE AS A BUILDING SUPERINTENDENT, MANAGING
AGENT OR RESIDENT MANAGER ANY PERSON WHO IS REGISTERED AS A LEVEL TWO OR
LEVEL THREE SEX OFFENDER IN THIS STATE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SIX-C OF  THE
CORRECTION LAW.
  2.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  PROVISION  OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, NO TENANT
SHALL BE REQUIRED TO GIVE ACCESS TO HIS OR HER APARTMENT TO  ANY  PERSON
WHO IS A REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER.
  S 2. The real property law is amended by adding a new section 235-h to
read as follows:
  S  235-H. SEXUAL HARASSMENT. 1. IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL AND SHALL CONSTI-
TUTE A VIOLATION OF THE WARRANTY OF HABITABILITY FOR ANY OWNER, AGENT OR
OPERATOR OF A MULTIPLE DWELLING OR FOR ANY  EMPLOYEE  OR  CONTRACTOR  OF
SUCH  OWNER,  AGENT OR OPERATOR TO SUBJECT ANY TENANT OF THE BUILDING TO
SEXUAL HARASSMENT.
  2. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
  (A) "TENANT" MEANS A PERSON OR BUSINESS OCCUPYING OR RESIDING  AT  THE
PREMISES PURSUANT TO A WRITTEN LEASE OR OTHER RENTAL AGREEMENT; AND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01816-04-4
              

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