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Assembly Bill A7982A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to final judgments on a petition

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2025-A7982 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §745, RPAP L

2025-A7982 - Summary

Requires that in cases concerning dwellings with two units or less, petitions that go to trial be resolved in six months or less upon issue being joined; provides that in cases concerning dwellings with three or four units, the court shall render a final judgment on a petition no later than twelve months from the date upon which the issue is enjoined.

2025-A7982 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7982
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 16, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CHANG, ANGELINO, HAWLEY, SMULLEN -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  real  property  actions and proceedings law, in
   relation to requiring that all  petitions  have  a  judgment  rendered
   within six months of issue being joined

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 745 of the real property  actions  and  proceedings
 law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3. THE COURT SHALL RENDER A FINAL JUDGMENT ON A PETITION NO LATER THAN
 SIX MONTHS FROM THE DATE UPON WHICH ISSUE IS JOINED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11273-01-5

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2025-A7982A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §745, RPAP L

2025-A7982A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that in cases concerning dwellings with two units or less, petitions that go to trial be resolved in six months or less upon issue being joined; provides that in cases concerning dwellings with three or four units, the court shall render a final judgment on a petition no later than twelve months from the date upon which the issue is enjoined.

2025-A7982A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7982--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 16, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CHANG, ANGELINO, HAWLEY, SMULLEN -- read once and
   referred  to  the Committee on Judiciary -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  real  property  actions and proceedings law, in
   relation to final judgments on a petition

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "small home owner and tenant fairness act".
   § 2. Section 745 of the real property actions and proceedings  law  is
 amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3.  IN  CASES  CONCERNING  DWELLINGS WITH TWO UNITS OR LESS, THE COURT
 SHALL RENDER A FINAL JUDGMENT ON A PETITION NO  LATER  THAN  SIX  MONTHS
 FROM  THE  DATE UPON WHICH ISSUE IS JOINED. FURTHER, IN CASES CONCERNING
 DWELLINGS WITH THREE OR FOUR UNITS, THE COURT SHALL RENDER A FINAL JUDG-
 MENT ON A PETITION NO LATER THAN TWELVE MONTHS FROM THE DATE UPON  WHICH
 THE ISSUE IS JOINED. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE PARTIES TO THE PROCEED-
 ING MAY AGREE TO WAIVE THE TIME REQUIREMENT FOR FINAL JUDGMENT AS ESTAB-
 LISHED BY THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11273-03-5

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