STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4557 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 4, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT, WILLIAMS, BLAKE, D'URSO -- Multi-Spon- sored by -- M. of A. NOLAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the New York city civil court act, in relation to the establishment of an expedited non-payment procedure for landlords who own and occupy a dwelling of three or fewer units The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 110 of the New York city civil 2 court act is amended by adding a new paragraph 5-a to read as follows: 3 (5-a) Expedited actions for landlords who own and occupy dwellings 4 with three or fewer units to recover possession of residential premises, 5 to remove tenants therefrom, and to render judgment for rent due, 6 including without limitation those cases in which a tenant alleges a 7 defense under section seven hundred fifty-five of the real property 8 actions and proceedings law, relating to a stay of proceeding action for 9 rent upon failure to make repairs, section three hundred two-a of the 10 multiple dwelling law, relating to the abatement of rent in case of 11 certain violations of section D26-41.21 of such housing maintenance 12 code. 13 § 2. Section 110 of the New York city civil court act is amended by 14 adding a new subdivision (q) to read as follows: 15 (q) Notwithstanding any state or local statute, regulation, or agree- 16 ment to the contrary, the housing part of the civil court shall provide 17 an expedited procedure for a landlord seeking relief pursuant to para- 18 graph five-a of subdivision (a) of this section. The expedited procedure 19 shall ensure that decisions in such matters are rendered within forty- 20 five days from the date of filing, so as to minimize any loss of rents 21 paid to the landlord. 22 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD00603-01-9