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Assembly Bill A7226

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes the district attorney to intervene in a proceeding brought by the owner of a premises upon which the tenant's occupancy is illegal

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2017-A7226 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5467
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §715, RPAP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A822, S5774
2021-2022: S2917
2023-2024: S2027
2025-2026: S2609

2017-A7226 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the district attorney to intervene in a proceeding brought by the owner of a premises upon which the tenant's occupancy is illegal.

2017-A7226 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7226
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. M. G. MILLER -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Judiciary
 
 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.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10419-01-7

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