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- Referred to housing, construction and community development
- Reported and committed to codes
- Referred to judiciary
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Expands provisions for eviction for illegal occupancy of leased premises; repealer
In Assembly Committee · Judiciary · Sponsor David Townsend
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Title of bill
An act to amend the real property actions and proceedings law and the real property law, in relation to illegal occupancy of certain premises; and to repeal subdivision 3 of section 715 of the real property actions and proceedings law relating thereto
Purpose
This legislation would make it easier to apply the "Bawdy House Law" in the fight against the illegal drug trade.
Summary of provisions
Amends Real Property Action and Proceedings Law and Real Property Law to:
1. Add illegal drugs to the unlawful activities covered. Currently, the statute provides that a tenant of a building that is within 200 feet of a "bawdy house" -- essentially, the site of prostitution or gambling -- may give notice to the owner or landlord of the offending building requiring action to remove the lawbreakers.
2. Expand the geographic limitation to 1,000 feet to address situations such as where a single building nestled among abandoned buildings may be the offending site.
3. Give the affected Borough President, Council Member, Community Board District Manager, tenant organization, block association, or neighborhood association the right to begin the proceedings.
Justification
Residents and community leaders in urban neighborhoods often find it difficult to keep their communities safe from drug dealers and other crime. Broadening the current Bawdy House Law will allow application to a wider range of illegal activities, and enable a wider range of interested parties to begin the proceedings.
Legislative history
2008: A. 9525; 2007: A.6752 (similar); 2006: A.9426; 2005: A.1695 (similar); 2004: A.6470 (similar).
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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