NY A06011 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)
Status: Engrossed on May 13 2009 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-05-18 - amended on third reading 6011a
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

To permit residential tenants fair access to the small claims courts by letting them sue in the small claims court located in the area that the rental unit is located.

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Title

Amends various court acts (i.e., the uniform city court act, the uniform district court act, the uniform justice court act and the New York city civil court act) to provide for small claims jurisdiction where claimant is a tenant or lessee of real property owned by the defendant and such real property is situated within the county, within a district of the court in the county, within the municipality in which the court is located or within the city of New York, as the case may be.

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Roll Calls

2010-03-15 - Assembly - Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage (Y: 113 N: 26 NV: 11 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2010-05-18 amended on third reading 6011a
2010-05-18 vote reconsidered - restored to third reading
2010-05-18 RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
2010-05-18 recalled from senate
2010-05-17 RECOMMITTED TO JUDICIARY
2010-05-17 SUBSTITUTION RECONSIDERED
2010-05-04 3RD READING CAL.432
2010-05-04 SUBSTITUTED FOR S4781
2010-03-15 REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
2010-03-15 delivered to senate
2010-03-15 passed assembly
2010-01-06 ordered to third reading cal.418
2010-01-06 RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
2010-01-06 DIED IN SENATE
2009-05-13 REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
2009-05-13 delivered to senate
2009-05-13 passed assembly
2009-04-23 advanced to third reading cal.396
2009-04-20 reported
2009-02-24 referred to judiciary

Same As/Similar To

S4781 (Same As) 2010-05-04 - SUBSTITUTED BY A6011

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