Senate Bill S5467

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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  • 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-S5467 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7226
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §715, RPAP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S5774, A822
2021-2022: S2917
2023-2024: S2027
2025-2026: S2609

2017-S5467 (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-S5467 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5467 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5467
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 30, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- 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  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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