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BILL NUMBER:A8700
Title of bill
An act to amend the real property law, in relation to the termination of a residential lease by a tenant due to adverse health effects of second-hand smoke resulting from smoking of other tenants in the building
Purpose
This bill allows the termination of a residential lease by a tenant due to adverse health effects of second-hand smoke resulting from smoking of other tenants in the building.
Summary of provisions
Section 1- The real property law is amended by adding a new section 227-d.
Section 2- Contains Effective Date.
Justification
Surgeon General warns that second hand smoke can be deadly to non-smokers. The tenants are denied access to rooms in non- smoking buildings. This creates an uneasy living situation where the tenant's long term health may be affected. There needs to be an option for those who are affected by this problem to be able to have flexibili- ty in terms of moving into a more suitable living situation.
Prior legislative history
New legislation.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law.
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