Bill Text: NY A04820 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibits landlords from requiring animals that occupy the unit be de-clawed as a condition of rental.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to housing [A04820 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-A04820-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4820 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 11, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DenDEKKER, ZEBROWSKI, CASTRO, MAISEL, MOYA, FINCH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO, GIBSON, GOTTFRIED, LUPARDO, ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to prohibiting land- lords from requiring animals that occupy the unit be de-clawed as a condition of rental THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. The real property law is amended by adding a new section 2 235-h to read as follows: 3 S 235-H. UNLAWFUL RESTRICTIONS ON TENANCY. A LANDLORD SHALL NOT 4 REQUIRE THAT ANY DOMESTIC ANIMAL OCCUPYING THE RENTAL UNIT BE DE-CLAWED 5 AS A CONDITION OF RENTAL. 6 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07952-01-3