NY A08598 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-12 - referred to judiciary
Pending: Assembly Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 12 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-12 - referred to judiciary
Pending: Assembly Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Establishes a housing court for actions and proceedings involving the enforcement of state and local laws for the establishment and maintenance of housing standards; requires such court to establish an escrow account; provides that any landlord that owns twenty units or less shall be entitled to free legal services if such landlord can prove a loss of at least twenty percent of rent payments in a calendar year; makes related provisions.
Title
Establishes a housing court for actions and proceedings involving the enforcement of state and local laws for the establishment and maintenance of housing standards; requires such court to establish an escrow account; provides that any landlord that owns twenty units or less shall be entitled to free legal services if such landlord can prove a loss of at least twenty percent of rent payments in a calendar year; makes related provisions.
Sponsors
Asm. Clyde Vanel [D] | Asm. Alfred Taylor [D] | Asm. Daniel O'Donnell [D] | Asm. Alicia Hyndman [D] |
Asm. Yudelka Tapia [D] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2024-01-12 | Assembly | referred to judiciary |
Same As/Similar To
S08222 (Same As) 2024-01-16 - REFERRED TO JUDICIARY