S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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I N A S S E M B L Y
May 28, 2026
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Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Shimsky) --
read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary
AN ACT to amend the real property actions and proceedings law, in
relation to providing criteria for determining whether an individual
is a transient occupant
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The opening paragraph of section 711 of the real property
actions and proceedings law, as amended by section 1 of part II of chap-
ter 56 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
A tenant shall include an occupant of one or more rooms in a rooming
house or a resident, not including a transient occupant, of one or more
rooms in a hotel who has been in possession for thirty consecutive days
or longer. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, IN DETERMINING WHETHER A PERSON
IS A TRANSIENT OCCUPANT, A COURT SHALL CONSIDER THE TOTALITY OF THE
CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING FACTORS:
WHETHER THE PERSON MAINTAINS A PRIMARY RESIDENCE AT ANOTHER LOCATION;
WHETHER THE PERSON MAINTAINS INDICIA OF RESIDENCE AT ANOTHER LOCATION,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, RECEIVING MAIL OR MAINTAINING OFFICIAL
RECORDS, INCLUDING IDENTIFICATION, VOTER REGISTRATION, OR TAX FILINGS;
THE LOCATION OF THE PERSON'S EMPLOYMENT OR PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS;
THE PURPOSE OF THE HOTEL STAY; AND ANY OTHER INDICIA DEMONSTRATING
WHETHER THE PREMISES ARE BEING USED FOR TEMPORARY LODGING. A tenant
shall not include a squatter. For the purposes of this section, a squat-
ter is a person who enters onto or intrudes upon real property without
the permission of the person entitled to possession, and continues to
occupy the property without title, right or permission of the owner or
owner's agent or a person entitled to possession. In the event of a
conflict between the provisions regarding squatters of this section and
the provisions of subdivision three of section seven hundred thirteen of
this article, the provisions of section seven hundred thirteen of this
article shall be controlling. No tenant or lawful occupant of a dwelling
or housing accommodation shall be removed from possession except in a
special proceeding. A special proceeding may be maintained under this
article upon the following grounds:
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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