Assembly Bill A976

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to including the illegal conversions of dwelling units in the definition of harassment

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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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2017-A976 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §27-2004, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9327
2019-2020: A1849
2021-2022: A3387
2023-2024: A9233

2017-A976 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to including the illegal conversions of dwelling units in the definition of harassment.

2017-A976 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    976
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  RICHARDSON  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Housing
 
 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
   relation to including the illegal conversions of dwelling units in the
   definition of harassment
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The opening paragraph of paragraph 48 of subdivision  a  of
 section  27-2004  of the administrative code of the city of New York, as
 added by local law number 7 of the city of New York for the  year  2008,
 is amended to read as follows:
   Except where otherwise provided, the term "harassment" shall mean THAT
 AN OWNER HAS ENGAGED IN CONDUCT IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 28-210.3 OF THIS
 CHAPTER;  OR  any  act  or omission by or on behalf of an owner that (i)
 causes or is intended to cause any person lawfully entitled to occupancy
 of a dwelling unit to vacate such dwelling unit or to surrender or waive
 any rights in relation to such occupancy, and (ii) includes one or  more
 of the following:
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become law.
 

 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05586-01-7

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