Assembly Bill A5083A

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  5083--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 10, 2021
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 Introduced by M. of A. KELLES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Governmental  Operations  --  committee  discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring  the  office
   of  court  administration  to  establish  a searchable public database
   providing information regarding eviction proceedings in the state
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  2  of  section  212 of the judiciary law, is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (cc) to read as follows:
   (CC) ESTABLISH AN ELECTRONIC DATABASE OF ALL EVICTION  PROCEEDINGS  IN
 THE  STATE.  SUCH  DATABASE  SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE
 FOLLOWING: THE DOCKET NUMBER AND DATE THE ACTION WAS FILED; WHETHER  THE
 TENANT  HAD  LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN THE EVICTION PROCEEDING; WHETHER AN
 EVICTION HAS BEEN ORDERED AND  THE  DATE  ON  WHICH  SUCH  EVICTION  WAS
 ORDERED;  THE  REASON  FOR  THE  EVICTION  AND,  WHERE THE REASON IS FOR
 NONPAYMENT, THE AMOUNT OWED; WHETHER THE TENANT HAD A  LEASE  AGREEMENT;
 THE  NUMBER  OF INDIVIDUALS EVICTED AND THE NUMBER OF UNIQUE HOUSEHOLDS;
 WHETHER THE PROPERTY IS COMMERCIAL OR RESIDENTIAL; AND THE ZIP  CODE  OF
 THE PROPERTY.  IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TENANT PROTECTION ACT OF TWO THOU-
 SAND  NINETEEN,  ANY  PERSONALLY  IDENTIFIABLE  INFORMATION SHALL NOT BE
 INCLUDED IN THE DATABASE.  SUCH  DATABASE  SHALL  BE  AVAILABLE  TO  THE
 PUBLIC,  ACCESSIBLE  FROM  THE OFFICE'S WEBSITE, AND ABLE TO BE SEARCHED
 AND SORTED INTO THE CATEGORIES REQUIRED TO BE INCLUDED IN  THE  DATABASE
 PURSUANT  TO  THIS PARAGRAPH.  THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR SHALL ADOPT RULES
 CONSISTENT  WITH  THE  REQUIREMENTS  OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH  DIRECTING  ANY
 VILLAGE,  TOWN  OR OTHER LOCAL COURTS THAT MAY HAVE EVICTION PROCEEDINGS
 WITHIN THEIR  SUBJECT  MATTER  JURISDICTION  TO  REPORT  THEIR  EVICTION
 PROCEEDING  DATA TO THE OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION NO LESS THAN FOUR
 TIMES ANNUALLY, AT AN INTERVAL OF THREE  MONTHS,  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF
 COMPILING THE STATEWIDE EVICTION DATABASE REQUIRED BY THIS PARAGRAPH.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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