S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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I N A S S E M B L Y
August 17, 2020
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Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Lifton) --
read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the office
of the inspector general to establish a searchable public database
providing information regarding eviction proceedings in the state
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 53 of the executive law, as added
by chapter 766 of the laws of 2005, is amended and a new subdivision 8
is added to read as follows:
7. establish programs for training state officers and employees
regarding the prevention and elimination of corruption, fraud, criminal
activity, conflicts of interest or abuse in covered agencies[.];
8. ESTABLISH AN ELECTRONIC DATABASE OF ALL EVICTION PROCEEDINGS IN THE
STATE. SUCH DATABASE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOW-
ING: THE COURT INDEX NUMBER; THE DOCKET NUMBER AND DATE THE ACTION WAS
FILED; WHETHER THE TENANT HAD LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN THE EVICTION
PROCEEDING; WHETHER AN EVICTION HAS BEEN ORDERED AND THE DATE ON WHICH
SUCH EVICTION WAS ORDERED; THE REASON FOR THE EVICTION AND, WHERE THE
REASON IS FOR NONPAYMENT, THE AMOUNT OWED; THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE
LANDLORD; WHETHER THE PROPERTY IS COMMERCIAL OR RESIDENTIAL; AND THE ZIP
CODE OF THE PROPERTY. SUCH DATABASE SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC,
ACCESSIBLE FROM THE OFFICE'S WEBSITE, AND ABLE TO BE SEARCHED AND SORTED
INTO THE CATEGORIES REQUIRED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE DATABASE PURSUANT TO
THIS SUBDIVISION.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14409-02-0
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