Senate Bill S7597

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to unlawful eviction

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee

  • 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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2025-S7597 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§768 & 770, RPAP L; amd §235-b, RP L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S7986

2025-S7597 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "protection against unfair section 8 evictions (P.A.U.S.E.) act"; provides that in any case of public assistance where the municipality or section 8 refuses to pay the required portion of rent under any state, local or federal subsidy program due to building code violations or violations of the warranty of habitability pursuant to section two hundred thirty-five-b of the real property law, the tenant or lawful occupant of a dwelling shall not be required to pay their share under any state, local or federal subsidy program and shall not be subject to eviction summary proceedings for non-payment of rent or supplemental rent.

2025-S7597 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S7597 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7597
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 23, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
   Community Development
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the real property actions and proceedings law and the
   real property law, in relation to unlawful eviction

   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 "protection against unfair section 8 evictions (P.A.U.S.E.) act".
   § 2. Section 768 of the real property actions and proceedings  law  is
 amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3.  IN ANY CASE OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE WHERE THE MUNICIPALITY OR SECTION
 8 REFUSES TO PAY THE REQUIRED PORTION OF RENT UNDER ANY STATE, LOCAL  OR
 FEDERAL SUBSIDY PROGRAM DUE TO BUILDING CODE VIOLATIONS OR VIOLATIONS OF
 THE  WARRANTY  OF  HABITABILITY  PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-
 FIVE-B OF THE REAL PROPERTY LAW, THE TENANT  OR  LAWFUL  OCCUPANT  OF  A
 DWELLING SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO PAY THEIR SHARE UNDER ANY STATE, LOCAL
 OR  FEDERAL SUBSIDY PROGRAM AND SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO EVICTION SUMMARY
 PROCEEDINGS FOR NON-PAYMENT OF RENT OR SUPPLEMENTAL RENT.
   § 3. Section 770 of the real property actions and proceedings  law  is
 amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3.  IN ANY CASE OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE WHERE THE MUNICIPALITY OR SECTION
 8 REFUSES TO PAY THE REQUIRED PORTION OF RENT UNDER ANY STATE, LOCAL  OR
 FEDERAL SUBSIDY PROGRAM DUE TO BUILDING CODE VIOLATIONS OR VIOLATIONS OF
 THE  WARRANTY  OF  HABITABILITY  PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-
 FIVE-B OF THE REAL PROPERTY LAW OR PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE  OF  THIS
 SECTION,  THE  TENANTS  OR  LAWFUL  OCCUPANTS OF A DWELLING SHALL NOT BE
 REQUIRED TO PAY THEIR SHARE UNDER A  STATE,  LOCAL  OR  FEDERAL  SUBSIDY
 PROGRAM  AND  SHALL  NOT  BE SUBJECT TO EVICTION SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS FOR
 NON-PAYMENT OF RENT OR SUPPLEMENTAL RENT.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 S. 7597                             2

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