Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 03, 2019 | signed chap.573 |
Nov 26, 2019 | delivered to governor |
Apr 10, 2019 | returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.214 substituted for s2605 |
Mar 26, 2019 | referred to codes delivered to senate passed assembly |
Mar 07, 2019 | advanced to third reading cal.122 |
Mar 05, 2019 | reported |
Mar 01, 2019 | referred to codes |
assembly Bill A6188
Signed By GovernorSponsored By
LENTOL
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
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Linda Rosenthal
William Colton
Karines Reyes
Steven Otis
A6188 (ACTIVE) - Details
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6188 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 1, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LENTOL -- (at request of the Department of Law) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to harassment of a rent regu- lated tenant THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "tenant protection act of 2019". § 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 241.02 to read as follows: § 241.02 HARASSMENT OF A RENT REGULATED TENANT IN THE SECOND DEGREE. AN OWNER IS GUILTY OF HARASSMENT OF A RENT REGULATED TENANT IN THE SECOND DEGREE WHEN, WITH INTENT TO INDUCE A RENT REGULATED TENANT TO VACATE A HOUSING ACCOMMODATION, SUCH OWNER INTENTIONALLY ENGAGES IN A COURSE OF CONDUCT THAT: 1. IMPAIRS THE HABITABILITY OF A HOUSING ACCOMMODATION; OR 2. CREATES OR MAINTAINS A CONDITION WHICH ENDANGERS THE SAFETY OR HEALTH OF THE DWELLING'S TENANT; OR 3. IS REASONABLY LIKELY TO INTERFERE WITH OR DISTURB, AND DOES INTER- FERE WITH OR DISTURB, THE COMFORT, REPOSE, PEACE OR QUIET OF SUCH RENT REGULATED TENANT IN HIS OR HER USE AND OCCUPANCY OF SUCH HOUSING ACCOM- MODATION INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE INTERRUPTION OR DISCONTIN- UANCE OF ESSENTIAL SERVICES. THE GOOD FAITH COMMENCEMENT AND PURSUIT OF A LAWFUL EVICTION ACTION BY AN OWNER AGAINST A RENT REGULATED TENANT IN A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION SHALL NOT, BY ITSELF, CONSTITUTE A "COURSE OF CONDUCT" IN VIOLATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION. HARASSMENT OF A RENT REGULATED TENANT IN THE SECOND DEGREE IS A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR. § 3. Section 241.05 of the penal law, as added by chapter 116 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows: § 241.05 Harassment of a rent regulated tenant IN THE FIRST DEGREE. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.