Assembly Bill A10848B

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Suspends eviction proceedings statewide until after September 20, 2020; stays the execution of warrants of eviction or judgments of possession until after September 20, 2020

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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-A10848 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8788
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Real Property

2019-A10848 - Summary

Suspends proceedings to recover real property statewide until after January 20, 2021; stays the execution of warrants of eviction or judgments of possession until after January 20, 2021.

2019-A10848 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10848
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               July 24, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Dinowitz) --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Housing
 
 AN  ACT  to mitigate the continuing threat to public health arising from
   COVID-19 by ensuring that  New  Yorkers  are  not  rendered  homeless,
   evicted, or dispossessed of their housing
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Legislative findings. The  legislature  finds  that  as  an
 essential  part of the state's efforts to mitigate the continuing threat
 to public health arising from the widespread outbreak of the coronavirus
 commonly known as COVID-19, it is necessary to ensure that  New  Yorkers
 are  not rendered homeless, evicted, or dispossessed of their housing or
 summoned before a court to defend their right to continued occupancy  of
 their housing.
   § 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary:
   1. No court shall accept any applications for eviction proceedings, or
 issue a warrant of eviction or judgment of possession against a residen-
 tial  tenant or other lawful residential occupant on or before September
 20, 2020. All eviction proceedings against residential tenants or  other
 lawful  residential  occupants  shall be suspended statewide until after
 September 20, 2020.
   2. No sheriff or marshal shall execute a warrant of eviction or  judg-
 ment of possession against a residential tenant or other lawful residen-
 tial occupant on or before September 20, 2020. Any court that has issued
 a  warrant  of  eviction or judgment of possession against a residential
 tenant or other lawful residential occupant shall stay the execution  of
 such warrant of eviction or judgment of possession until after September
 20, 2020.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD16972-01-0

2019-A10848A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8788
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Real Property

2019-A10848A - Summary

Suspends proceedings to recover real property statewide until after January 20, 2021; stays the execution of warrants of eviction or judgments of possession until after January 20, 2021.

2019-A10848A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                 10848--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               July 24, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Dinowitz) --
   read  once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on Housing -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to mitigate the continuing threat to public health  arising  from
   COVID-19  by  ensuring  that  New  Yorkers  are not rendered homeless,
   evicted, or dispossessed of their housing
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Legislative  findings.  The  legislature finds that as an
 essential part of the state's efforts to mitigate the continuing  threat
 to public health arising from the widespread outbreak of the coronavirus
 commonly  known  as COVID-19, it is necessary to ensure that New Yorkers
 are not rendered homeless, evicted, or dispossessed of their housing  or
 summoned  before a court to defend their right to continued occupancy of
 their housing.
   § 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary:
   1. No court shall accept  any  petitions  in  summary  proceedings  to
 recover  real  property  or  other complaints in actions to recover real
 property from a residential tenant, or issue a warrant  of  eviction  or
 judgment  of  possession  against  a  residential tenant or other lawful
 residential occupant on or  before  September  20,  2020.  All  eviction
 proceedings  against  residential  tenants  or  other lawful residential
 occupants shall be suspended statewide until after September 20, 2020.
   2. No sheriff or marshal shall execute a warrant of eviction or  judg-
 ment of possession against a residential tenant or other lawful residen-
 tial occupant on or before September 20, 2020. Any court that has issued
 a  warrant  of  eviction or judgment of possession against a residential
 tenant or other lawful residential occupant shall stay the execution  of
 such warrant of eviction or judgment of possession until after September
 20, 2020.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD16972-04-0

2019-A10848B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8788
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Real Property

2019-A10848B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Suspends proceedings to recover real property statewide until after January 20, 2021; stays the execution of warrants of eviction or judgments of possession until after January 20, 2021.

2019-A10848B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                 10848--B
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               July 24, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Dinowitz) --
   read  once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on Housing -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee -- reported and referred to the Committee  on  Rules
   --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
   and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to mitigate the continuing threat to public health  arising  from
   COVID-19  by  ensuring  that  New  Yorkers  are not rendered homeless,
   evicted, or dispossessed of their housing
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Legislative  findings.  The  legislature finds that as an
 essential part of the state's efforts to mitigate the continuing  threat
 to public health arising from the widespread outbreak of the coronavirus
 commonly  known  as COVID-19, it is necessary to ensure that New Yorkers
 are not rendered homeless, evicted, or dispossessed of their housing  or
 summoned  before a court to defend their right to continued occupancy of
 their housing.
   § 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary:
   1. No court shall accept  any  petitions  in  summary  proceedings  to
 recover  real  property  or  other complaints in actions to recover real
 property from a residential tenant, or issue a warrant  of  eviction  or
 judgment  of  possession  against  a  residential tenant or other lawful
 residential occupant  on  or  before  January  20,  2021.  All  eviction
 proceedings  against  residential  tenants  or  other lawful residential
 occupants shall be suspended statewide until after January 20, 2021.
   2. No sheriff or marshal shall execute a warrant of eviction or  judg-
 ment of possession against a residential tenant or other lawful residen-
 tial occupant on or before January 20, 2021. Any court that has issued a
 warrant  of  eviction  or  judgment  of possession against a residential
 tenant or other lawful residential occupant shall stay the execution  of
 such  warrant  of eviction or judgment of possession until after January
 20, 2021.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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