Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 14, 2018 | referred to codes delivered to senate passed assembly |
Feb 27, 2018 | amended on third reading 7992a |
Jan 03, 2018 | ordered to third reading cal.570 |
Jun 14, 2017 | ordered to third reading rules cal.309 rules report cal.309 reported |
Jun 06, 2017 | reported referred to rules |
May 25, 2017 | referred to codes |
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Co-Sponsors
Steven Cymbrowitz
Luis R. Sepúlveda
A7992 - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S6473
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §241.02, amd §§241.05 & 241.00, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
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A6188, S2605
A7992 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7992 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 25, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LENTOL, CYMBROWITZ -- (at request of the Depart- ment of Law) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to harassment of a rent regu- lated tenant THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "tenant protection act of 2017". § 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 241.02 to read as follows: § 241.02 HARASSMENT OF A RENT REGULATED TENANT IN THE SECOND DEGREE. AN OWNER IS GUILTY OF HARASSMENT OF A RENT REGULATED TENANT IN THE SECOND DEGREE WHEN, WITH INTENT TO INDUCE A RENT REGULATED TENANT TO VACATE A HOUSING ACCOMMODATION, SUCH OWNER INTENTIONALLY ENGAGES IN A COURSE OF CONDUCT THAT: 1. IMPAIRS THE HABITABILITY OF A HOUSING ACCOMMODATION; OR 2. CREATES OR MAINTAINS A CONDITION WHICH ENDANGERS THE SAFETY OR HEALTH OF THE DWELLING'S TENANT; OR 3. IS REASONABLY LIKELY TO INTERFERE WITH OR DISTURB, AND DOES INTER- FERE WITH OR DISTURB, THE COMFORT, REPOSE, PEACE OR QUIET OF SUCH RENT REGULATED TENANT IN HIS OR HER USE AND OCCUPANCY OF SUCH HOUSING ACCOM- MODATION INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE INTERRUPTION OR DISCONTIN- UANCE OF ESSENTIAL SERVICES. THE GOOD FAITH COMMENCEMENT AND PURSUIT OF A LAWFUL EVICTION ACTION BY AN OWNER AGAINST A RENT REGULATED TENANT IN A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION SHALL NOT, BY ITSELF, CONSTITUTE A "COURSE OF CONDUCT" IN VIOLATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION. HARASSMENT OF A RENT REGULATED TENANT IN THE SECOND DEGREE IS A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR. § 3. Section 241.05 of the penal law, as added by chapter 116 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows: § 241.05 Harassment of a rent regulated tenant IN THE FIRST DEGREE. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
Co-Sponsors
Steven Cymbrowitz
Luis R. Sepúlveda
Rebecca Seawright
A7992A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S6473
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §241.02, amd §§241.05 & 241.00, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
-
A6188, S2605
A7992A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7992--A Cal. No. 570 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 25, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LENTOL, CYMBROWITZ, SEPULVEDA -- (at request of the Department of Law) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes -- ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to harassment of a rent regu- lated tenant THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "tenant protection act of 2018". § 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 241.02 to read as follows: § 241.02 HARASSMENT OF A RENT REGULATED TENANT IN THE SECOND DEGREE. AN OWNER IS GUILTY OF HARASSMENT OF A RENT REGULATED TENANT IN THE SECOND DEGREE WHEN, WITH INTENT TO INDUCE A RENT REGULATED TENANT TO VACATE A HOUSING ACCOMMODATION, SUCH OWNER INTENTIONALLY ENGAGES IN A COURSE OF CONDUCT THAT: 1. IMPAIRS THE HABITABILITY OF A HOUSING ACCOMMODATION; OR 2. CREATES OR MAINTAINS A CONDITION WHICH ENDANGERS THE SAFETY OR HEALTH OF THE DWELLING'S TENANT; OR 3. IS REASONABLY LIKELY TO INTERFERE WITH OR DISTURB, AND DOES INTER- FERE WITH OR DISTURB, THE COMFORT, REPOSE, PEACE OR QUIET OF SUCH RENT REGULATED TENANT IN HIS OR HER USE AND OCCUPANCY OF SUCH HOUSING ACCOM- MODATION INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE INTERRUPTION OR DISCONTIN- UANCE OF ESSENTIAL SERVICES. THE GOOD FAITH COMMENCEMENT AND PURSUIT OF A LAWFUL EVICTION ACTION BY AN OWNER AGAINST A RENT REGULATED TENANT IN A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION SHALL NOT, BY ITSELF, CONSTITUTE A "COURSE OF CONDUCT" IN VIOLATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION. HARASSMENT OF A RENT REGULATED TENANT IN THE SECOND DEGREE IS A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.