Senate Bill S4997

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes criminal penalties for the breach of an owner's duty to refrain from harassment of tenants

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee


  • 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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2015-S4997 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง27-2115, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S2448

2015-S4997 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes criminal penalties for the breach of an owner's duty to refrain from harassment of tenants and adds increased civil penalties and criminal penalties for harassment of a tenant who suffers from a mental illness and requires the division of housing and community renewal and the district attorney's office to collaborate on proceedings involving such violations.

2015-S4997 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4997 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4997

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 28, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. HAMILTON -- 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  administrative code of the city of New York, in
  relation to authorizing  criminal  penalties  for  the  breach  of  an
  owner's  duty  to refrain from harassment of tenants and requiring the
  division of housing and community renewal and the district  attorney's
  office to collaborate on proceedings involving such violations

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

  Section 1. Paragraphs 2 and 6 of subdivision (m) of section 27-2115 of
the administrative code of the city of New York, paragraph 2 as  amended
and  paragraph 6 as added by local law number 47 of the city of New York
for the year 2014, are amended and a new paragraph 7 is added to read as
follows:
  (2) If a  court  of  competent  jurisdiction  finds  that  conduct  in
violation  of  subdivision  d  of  section  27-2005  of this chapter has
occurred, it may determine that a class c violation existed at the  time
that  such  conduct  occurred. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such court
may also issue an order restraining  the  owner  of  the  property  from
violating  such  subdivision  and  direct  the  owner  to ensure that no
further violation occurs, in accordance with  section  27-2121  of  this
chapter.  Such  court shall impose a civil penalty in an amount not less
than one thousand dollars and not more than ten thousand dollars AND MAY
IMPOSE A CRIMINAL PENALTY OF NOT LESS THAN ONE YEAR NOR MORE  THAN  FOUR
YEARS  IMPRISONMENT  for  each  dwelling  unit  in which a tenant or any
person lawfully entitled to occupancy of such unit has been the  subject
of such violation, and such other relief as the court deems appropriate,
provided  that  where a petitioner establishes that there was a previous
finding of a violation of subdivision d of section 27-2005 OF THIS CHAP-
TER against such owner and such finding was made (i) within the  preced-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10578-02-5
              

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