assembly Bill A4454

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits eviction without good cause

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Feb 15, 2023 referred to housing

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A4454 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S305
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 6-A §§210 - 216, RP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A5030, S2892
2021-2022: A5573, S3082

A4454 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits eviction without good cause; sets forth grounds for removal of tenants.

A4454 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   4454
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 15, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. HUNTER, L. ROSENTHAL, REYES, PRETLOW, EPSTEIN,
   DAVILA, CRUZ, TAYLOR,  GLICK,  CARROLL,  BICHOTTE HERMELYN,  DINOWITZ,
   BRONSON,  HEVESI,  SEAWRIGHT,  KIM,  JOYNER,  ROZIC,  DARLING, WALKER,
   RAMOS, JACOBSON, STECK, COLTON, COOK, AUBRY, MITAYNES, FORREST, MAMDA-
   NI, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, MEEKS, CLARK, KELLES, GALLAGHER, SIMON,  ANDERSON,
   JACKSON,   SEPTIMO,  BURGOS,  GUNTHER,  DE LOS SANTOS,  GIBBS,  TAPIA,
   CUNNINGHAM, LUCAS, SHRESTHA -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Housing
 
 AN ACT to amend the  real  property  law,  in  relation  to  prohibiting
   eviction without good cause
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The real property law is amended by adding  a  new  article
 6-A to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 6-A
                PROHIBITION OF EVICTION WITHOUT GOOD CAUSE
 SECTION 210. SHORT TITLE.
         211. DEFINITIONS.
         212. APPLICABILITY.
         213. NECESSITY FOR GOOD CAUSE.
         214. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL OF TENANTS.
         215. PRESERVATION OF EXISTING REQUIREMENTS OF LAW.
         216. WAIVER OF RIGHTS VOID.
   § 210. SHORT TITLE. THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE CITED AS THE "PROHIBITION OF
 EVICTION WITHOUT GOOD CAUSE LAW".
   §  211.  DEFINITIONS.  1. THE TERM "HOUSING ACCOMMODATION", AS USED IN
 THIS ARTICLE SHALL MEAN ANY RESIDENTIAL  PREMISES,  INCLUDING  A  MOBILE
 HOME OR LAND IN A MOBILE HOME PARK.
   2.  THE  TERM "LANDLORD" AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE SHALL MEAN ANY OWNER,
 LESSOR, SUBLESSOR, ASSIGNOR, OR OTHER PERSON RECEIVING  OR  ENTITLED  TO
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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