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Senate Bill S4209A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes appearance by a tenant in the housing court without counsel

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2017-S4209 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
New York City Civil Court Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §110, NYC Civ Ct Act
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1648
2011-2012: S1323
2013-2014: S427
2015-2016: S2326

2017-S4209 - Summary

Authorizes any tenant who is party to an action in the housing part to be represented by a person who is not an attorney, provided consent for such representation is made on the record; provides that such person is prohibited from consenting to an entry of a judgment against such tenant and such person may not receive a fee or other remuneration for such representation.

2017-S4209 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4209 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4209
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  DILAN  -- 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
   authorizing appearance without counsel within the housing part
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 110 of the New York city civil court act is amended
 by adding a new subdivision (q) to read as follows:
   (Q) ANY TENANT WHO IS A PARTY MAY BE REPRESENTED IN THE  HOUSING  PART
 BY  COUNSEL  OR  BY  SUCH  OTHER  PERSON DESIGNATED IN WRITING OR ON THE
 RECORD TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF SUCH TENANT,  TRANSLATE  FOR  SUCH  TENANT,
 AND/OR TO MAKE ANY APPLICATION, INCLUDING AN APPLICATION FOR ADJOURNMENT
 ON BEHALF OF SUCH TENANT, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH DESIGNATED REPRE-
 SENTATIVE  IF  NOT  AUTHORIZED  TO PRACTICE LAW SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM
 ACCEPTING ANY FEE, COMPENSATION OR OTHER REMUNERATION FOR SUCH REPRESEN-
 TATION SERVICES. NOTHING IN  THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL  BE  CONSTRUED  TO
 AUTHORIZE  SUCH DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE TO CONSENT TO THE ENTRY OF ANY
 JUDGMENT AGAINST THE TENANT.
   § 2. This act shall  take  effect  on  the  first  of  September  next
 succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law and shall govern
 all actions or proceedings commenced on or after such date.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09270-01-7

2017-S4209A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
New York City Civil Court Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §110, NYC Civ Ct Act
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1648
2011-2012: S1323
2013-2014: S427
2015-2016: S2326

2017-S4209A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes any tenant who is party to an action in the housing part to be represented by a person who is not an attorney, provided consent for such representation is made on the record; provides that such person is prohibited from consenting to an entry of a judgment against such tenant and such person may not receive a fee or other remuneration for such representation.

2017-S4209A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4209A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4209--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  DILAN  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Judiciary  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  New  York  city civil court act, in relation to
   authorizing appearance without counsel within the housing court
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 110 of the New York city civil court act is amended
 by adding a new subdivision (q) to read as follows:
   (Q)  ANY TENANT WHO IS A PARTY MAY BE REPRESENTED IN THE HOUSING COURT
 BY COUNSEL OR BY SUCH OTHER PERSON  DESIGNATED  IN  WRITING  OR  ON  THE
 RECORD  TO  SPEAK  ON  BEHALF OF SUCH TENANT, TRANSLATE FOR SUCH TENANT,
 AND/OR TO MAKE ANY APPLICATION, INCLUDING AN APPLICATION FOR ADJOURNMENT
 ON BEHALF OF SUCH TENANT, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH DESIGNATED REPRE-
 SENTATIVE IF NOT AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE LAW  SHALL  BE  PROHIBITED  FROM
 ACCEPTING ANY FEE, COMPENSATION OR OTHER REMUNERATION FOR SUCH REPRESEN-
 TATION  SERVICES.  NOTHING  IN  THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO
 AUTHORIZE SUCH DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE TO CONSENT TO THE ENTRY OF  ANY
 JUDGMENT AGAINST THE TENANT.
   §  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect  on  the first of September next
 succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law and shall govern
 all actions or proceedings commenced on or after such date.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09270-02-7

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