Assembly Bill A11138

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to special proceedings by tenants for judgment directing repairs of conditions and other relief in residential real property

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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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2019-A11138 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 7-C §§797 - 797-j, RPAP L; amd §204, UCCA; amd §204, UDCA; amd §204, UJCA
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A354

2019-A11138 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes special proceedings by tenants for judgment directing repairs of conditions and other relief in residential real property constituting a violation of local or state housing standards and codes; creates a process by which a tenant may start such proceedings in the court clerk's office; grants jurisdiction to city, district and justice courts; provides remedies

2019-A11138 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   11138
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             November 6, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Magnarelli)
   -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the  real  property  actions  and  proceedings  law,  in
   relation  to  special  proceedings  by  tenants for judgment directing
   repairs of conditions and other relief in residential  real  property;
   and  to  amend  the uniform city court act, the uniform district court
   act, and the uniform justice act, in relation to  summary  proceedings
   relating thereto
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The real property actions and proceedings law is amended by
 adding a new article 7-C to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 7-C
     SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS BY TENANTS FOR JUDGMENT DIRECTING REPAIRS OF
   CONDITIONS AND OTHER RELIEF IN RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY CONSTITUTING
     VIOLATION OF APPLICABLE LOCAL OR STATE HOUSING STANDARDS OR REAL
           PROPERTY LAW § 235-B AND ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE RELIEF
 SECTION 797.   JURISDICTION; COURTS; VENUE.
         797-A. PERSON WHO MAY MAINTAIN PROCEEDING.
         797-B. RESPONDENT.
         797-C. COMMENCEMENT; NOTICE OF PETITION; PETITION.
         797-D. TIME OF SERVICE; ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE.
         797-E. MANNER OF SERVICE OF NOTICE  OF  PETITION  AND  PETITION;
                  WHEN SERVICE COMPLETE.
         797-F. CONTENTS OF THE PETITION.
         797-G. NOTICE TO LOCAL HOUSING STANDARD ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
         797-H. ANSWER.
         797-I. TRIAL.
         797-J. JUDGMENT.
   §  797. JURISDICTION; COURTS; VENUE. 1. A SPECIAL PROCEEDING FOR JUDG-
 MENT DIRECTING REPAIRS OF CONDITIONS AND  OTHER  RELIEF  IN  RESIDENTIAL
 REAL PROPERTY CONSTITUTING VIOLATION OF APPLICABLE LOCAL AND STATE HOUS-
 ING  STANDARDS OR SECTION TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE-B OF THE REAL PROPERTY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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