Assembly Bill A8641

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Prohibits the use of plywood, wood composite, wood veneer, or similar wood-based products to secure 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-A8641 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1726
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1308, RPAP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A6806, S5976
2021-2022: A6519, S1790
2023-2024: A8118, S3369

2019-A8641 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits a person, municipality or governmental entity from using plywood, wood composite, wood veneer, or similar wood-based products to secure any real property that is deemed vacant and abandoned.

2019-A8641 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8641
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              October 2, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the  real  property  actions  and  proceedings  law,  in
   relation  to  prohibiting  the  use  of  plywood, wood composite, wood
   veneer or similar wood-based products to secure real property

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision 4 of section 1308 of the real property actions
 and proceedings law, as added by section 1 of part Q of  chapter  73  of
 the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   4.  (A) If the posted notice is not responded to or persists for seven
 consecutive calendar days without contact with  the  borrower,  property
 owner  or  occupant  indicating that the property is not vacant or aban-
 doned, or if  an  emergent  property  condition  that  could  reasonably
 damage, destroy or harm the property arises, the servicer shall:
   [(a)]  I.  in  cases where the property contains two or more points of
 ingress or egress, replace no more than one door lock to provide  subse-
 quent access to the property;
   [(b)] II. secure, replace or board up broken doors and windows;
   [(c)]  III.  secure  any  part  of  the property that may be deemed an
 attractive nuisance including, but not limited to, a water feature  that
 could   create   a   drowning   risk,  refrigerator  or  freezer  units,
 outbuildings, wells or septic tanks;
   [(d)] IV. take  reasonable  measures  to  ensure  that  pipes,  ducts,
 conductors,  fans  and  blowers  do  not discharge harmful gases, steam,
 vapor, hot air, grease, smoke, odors or  other  gaseous  or  particulate
 waste  directly  upon abutting or adjacent public or private property or
 that of another tenant;
   [(e)] V. where appropriate,  winterize  the  applicable  plumbing  and
 heating systems;

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05988-03-9
              

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