New York Assembly Bill 2057 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 22 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-08 - referred to housing
Pending: Assembly Housing Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Protects tenants in unlawful lofts ("interim multiple dwellings") from eviction on certain grounds (i.e., on grounds that the occupancy is unlawful because the building does not satisfy one or more requirements pertaining to such dwellings or because the owner has failed to satisfy one or more requirements pertaining to such dwellings or because a residential certificate of occupancy has not been issued for the building or because residential occupancy is not permitted by the local zoning resolution) by precluding owners who have recovered possession on the grounds of unlawful occupancy from making certain applications to any public body to legalize residential occupancy for a ten year period following the actual recovery of possession; provides that any approval, authorization, permit, etc. granted or issued by a public body in connection with an application made in violation of these provisions shall be void.

Protects tenants in unlawful lofts ("interim multiple dwellings") from eviction on certain grounds (i.e., on grounds that the occupancy is unlawful because the building does not satisfy one or more requirements pertaining to such dwellings or because the owner has failed to satisfy one or more requirements pertaining to such dwellings or because a residential certificate of occupancy has not been issued for the building or because residential occupancy is not permitted by the local zoning resolution) by precluding owners who have recovered possession on the grounds of unlawful occupancy from making certain applications to any public body to legalize residential occupancy for a ten year period following the actual recovery of possession; provides that any approval, authorization, permit, etc. granted or issued by a public body in connection with an application made in violation of these provisions shall be void.

Asm. Joseph Lentol [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-08	Assembly	referred to housing
2019-01-22	Assembly	referred to housing

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A2057
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A02057&term=2019&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#A02057