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Jan 24, 2020 | referred to governmental operations |
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A9531 (ACTIVE) - Details
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9531 I N A S S E M B L Y January 24, 2020 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to the display of religious items on dwellings THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The civil rights law is amended by adding a new section 79-p to read as follows: § 79-P. DISPLAY OF RELIGIOUS ITEMS ON DWELLINGS. 1. EXCEPT AS OTHER- WISE PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION, A PROPERTY OWNER SHALL NOT ENFORCE OR ADOPT A RESTRICTIVE COVENANT OR ANY OTHER RESTRICTION THAT PROHIBITS ONE OR MORE RELIGIOUS ITEMS FROM BEING DISPLAYED OR AFFIXED ON ANY ENTRY DOOR OR ENTRY DOORFRAME OF A DWELLING. 2. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE NEW YORK STATE CONSTITUTION AND THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION, THIS SECTION SHALL NOT PROHIBIT THE ENFORCE- MENT OR ADOPTION OF A RESTRICTIVE COVENANT OR OTHER RESTRICTION PROHIB- ITING THE DISPLAY OR AFFIXING OF A RELIGIOUS ITEM ON ANY ENTRY DOOR OR ENTRY DOORFRAME TO A DWELLING THAT: (A) THREATENS THE PUBLIC HEALTH OR SAFETY; (B) HINDERS THE OPENING OR CLOSING OF ANY ENTRY DOOR; (C) VIOLATES ANY FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL LAW; (D) CONTAINS GRAPHICS, LANGUAGE OR ANY DISPLAY THAT IS OBSCENE OR OTHERWISE ILLEGAL; OR (E) INDIVIDUALLY OR IN COMBINATION WITH ANY OTHER RELIGIOUS ITEM DISPLAYED OR AFFIXED ON ANY ENTRY DOOR OR DOORFRAME, HAS A TOTAL SIZE GREATER THAN THIRTY-SIX BY TWELVE SQUARE INCHES, PROVIDED IT DOES NOT EXCEED THE SIZE OF THE DOOR. 3. (A) NO GOVERNING DOCUMENT OF AN ASSOCIATION SHALL LIMIT OR PROHIBIT THE DISPLAY OF ONE OR MORE RELIGIOUS ITEMS ON THE ENTRY DOOR OR ENTRY DOORFRAME OF A MEMBER'S SEPARATE INTEREST. (B) IF AN ASSOCIATION IS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, OR REPLACE- MENT OF AN ENTRY DOOR OR DOORFRAME THAT SERVES A MEMBER'S SEPARATE INTEREST, THE MEMBER MAY BE REQUIRED TO REMOVE A RELIGIOUS ITEM DURING THE TIME THE WORK IS BEING PERFORMED. AFTER COMPLETION OF THE ASSOCI- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets