Assembly Bill A809

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Establishes additional causes of action under harassment of a rent regulated tenant; creates harassment of a rent regulated tenant in the second degree

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  • 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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2013-A809 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1744
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §241.05, add §241.10, Pen L; add §99-u, St Fin L; amd §46, Chap 116 of 1997
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8232, S5251
2015-2016: A331, S3841
2017-2018: A1086, S2148
2019-2020: S1127

2013-A809 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes additional causes of action under harassment of a rent regulated tenant; creates harassment of a rent regulated tenant in the second degree; creates quality affordable housing preservation fund; makes certain provisions of the rent regulation reform act of 1997 permanent.

2013-A809 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   809

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to harassment of a rent regu-
  lated tenant in the first  and  second  degree;  to  amend  the  state
  finance law, in relation to establishing the "quality affordable hous-
  ing preservation fund"; and to amend the rent regulation reform act of
  1997, in relation to making certain provisions permanent

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 241.05 of the penal law, as added by chapter 116 of
the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows:
S 241.05 Harassment of a rent regulated tenant IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
  An owner is guilty of harassment of a rent  regulated  tenant  IN  THE
FIRST DEGREE when with intent to cause a rent regulated tenant to vacate
a housing accommodation, such owner OR HIS OR HER REPRESENTATIVE:
  1.  With  intent to cause physical injury to such tenant OR INTIMIDATE
SUCH TENANT, causes [such] injury to such tenant or to a  third  person;
[or]
  2.  Recklessly  causes  physical  injury  to such tenant or to a third
person[.];
  3. ENGAGES IN CONDUCT THAT VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF  SECTION  241.10
OF THIS ARTICLE AND THE HEALTH OR SAFETY OF AN INDIVIDUAL OR A CONSIDER-
ABLE NUMBER OF PERSONS HAVE BEEN COMPROMISED AS A RESULT OF THE OWNER OR
HIS  OR  HER  REPRESENTATIVE'S  FAILURE TO REMEDIATE IMPROPER CONDITIONS
AFTER RECEIVING THREE OR MORE COMPLAINTS FROM A TENANT OR TENANTS  RELA-
TIVE TO THOSE CONDITIONS; OR
  4.  CONDUCTS OR MAINTAINS ANY PREMISES, HOUSING UNITS, PLACE OR COMMON
AREAS WHERE PERSONS GATHER FOR PURPOSES OF ENGAGING IN UNLAWFUL CONDUCT.
  Harassment of a rent regulated tenant IN THE FIRST DEGREE is a class E
felony.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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