Bill Text: NY A01847 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An act to amend the real property actions and proceedings law, in relation to grounds for the removal of a tenant from a dwelling when landlord-tenant relationship exists
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to housing [A01847 Detail]
Download: New_York-2009-A01847-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1847 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 12, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MORELLE -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Housing AN ACT to amend the real property actions and proceedings law, in relation to grounds for the removal of a tenant from a dwelling when landlord-tenant relationship exists THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 711 of the real property actions 2 and proceedings law, as added by chapter 312 of the laws of 1962, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 5. The premises, or any part thereof, are used or occupied as a 5 bawdy-house, or house or place of assignation for lewd persons, or for 6 purposes of prostitution, ILLEGAL GAMBLING OR ILLEGAL SALE OR POSSESSION 7 OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE OR MARIHUANA, or for any illegal trade or 8 manufacture, or other illegal business. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVI- 9 SION, TWO OR MORE CONVICTIONS OF ANY PERSON OR PERSONS HAD, WITHIN A 10 PERIOD OF ONE YEAR, FOR ANY OF THE OFFENSES DESCRIBED IN ARTICLE TWO 11 HUNDRED TWENTY OR TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE OF THE PENAL LAW OR SECTION 12 225.00, 225.05, 225.10, 225.15, 225.20, 225.30, 225.32, 225.35, 225.40, 13 230.00, 230.05, 230.20, 230.25, 230.30 OR 230.40 OF THE PENAL LAW ARIS- 14 ING OUT OF CONDUCT ENGAGED IN AT THE SAME REAL PROPERTY CONSISTING OF A 15 DWELLING AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION FOUR OF 16 THE MULTIPLE DWELLING LAW OR WITHIN ONE THOUSAND FEET OF SUCH DWELLING 17 SHALL BE PRESUMPTIVE EVIDENCE OF CONDUCT CONSTITUTING USE OF THE PREM- 18 ISES FOR PURPOSES OF PROSTITUTION, ILLEGAL GAMBLING OR ILLEGAL SALE OR 19 POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE OR MARIHUANA. 20 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04125-01-9