Bill Text: NY A01486 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Imposes a $100 fine on landlords who make false rent claims in non-payment proceedings and requires dismissal of the proceeding if the court finds that the amount requested is more than the amount due pursuant to an agreement between the parties.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to judiciary [A01486 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A01486-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 12, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Judiciary
AN ACT to amend the real property actions and proceedings law, in
relation to imposing penalties for false rent claims
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. The real property actions and proceedings law is amended by
2 adding a new section 750 to read as follows:
3 S 750. FALSE NON-PAYMENT OF RENT CLAIMS. IF THE COURT FINDS THAT THE
4 AMOUNT REQUESTED BY THE PETITIONER IS GREATER THAN THE AMOUNT DUE, IN
5 ACCORDANCE WITH A PREVIOUS AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PETITIONER AND THE
6 RESPONDENT CONCERNING RENT PAYMENTS, THE COURT SHALL FINE THE PETITIONER
7 ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND DISMISS THE PROCEEDINGS.
8 S 2. This act shall take effect September 1, 2015.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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