New York Assembly Bill 1971 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-01-04 - referred to housing
Pending: Assembly Housing Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Prohibits evictions for non-payment of rent in summary proceedings where a tenant of a multiple dwelling with 6 or more units has registered a complaint with a local rent office unless the court or local rent office has found that such complaint was without merit or the grounds for the complaint no longer exist or the court finds that rent should have been paid notwithstanding such complaint; provides that court may order eviction if it finds the complaint was made frivolously or with intent to defraud.

Prohibits evictions for non-payment of rent in summary proceedings where a tenant of a multiple dwelling with 6 or more units has registered a complaint with a local rent office unless the court or local rent office has found that such complaint was without merit or the grounds for the complaint no longer exist or the court finds that rent should have been paid notwithstanding such complaint; provides that court may order eviction if it finds the complaint was made frivolously or with intent to defraud.

Asm. Hakeem Jeffries [D]

Asm. Keith Wright [D]

Asm. Deborah Glick [D]

Asm. Herman Farrell [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-01-04	Assembly	referred to housing
2011-01-12	Assembly	referred to housing

S01220 (Same As) 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Type	Source
Summary	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A01971&term=2011&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A01971&term=2011&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#A01971