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A10111Assembly2009-2010 Session

Prohibits the harassment of family day care homes and group family day care homes by landlords

Sponsor Nelson CastroAD-86+4 co-sponsorsAffects Housing
Status
In Assembly Committee
Housing
Impact
Pending
Passage
Pending

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Primary sponsor
Nelson Castro

Assembly Member · Assembly District 86

History

  1. Referred to housing

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Sponsor's memo

BILL NUMBER:A10111

Title of bill

An act to amend the social services law, in relation to the prohibition of landlord harassment of group family day care homes and family day care homes

Purpose or general idea of the bill

This bill addresses the concerns of landlords harassing tenants operating group and family day cares in their homes.

Summary of provisions

This bill amends the subdivision 13 and adds subdivision 14 of section 390 of the social services law, as amended by chapter 160 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:

Section 13: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this section, except for subdivision fourteen of this section, shall not apply to child day care centers in the city of New York.

Section 14: Any family day care home or group family day care home operating under a license issued pursuant to this section shall not be punished, harassed or evicted by any landlord for the lawful operation thereof.

JUSTIFICATION:; Many tenants who operate a family day care within their apartments are harassed and abused by their landlords. Some landlords demand that these tenants pay more rent or be added to their property insurance policy. This legislation would make this harassment no longer possible.

Legislative history

New bill.

Fiscal implications

None.

Effective date

This act shall take effect immediately.

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