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2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 7, 2015
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Introduced by Sen. SQUADRON -- 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)
OF THIS SECTION 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 APPROPRIATE.
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.
LBD00834-01-5