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- Signed chap.281
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading cal.618
- Substituted for A6017A
- Referred to judiciary
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 59–3
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- Amended 3847a
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- 1st report cal.249
- Referred to judiciary
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Requires court to fully describe stipulation of agreement in summary proceeding to recover possession of real property to a party without counsel
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Richard Gottfried
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Title of bill
An act to amend the real property actions and proceedings law, in relation to stipulation of agreement in certain special proceedings
Purpose of bill
To require civil Court judges to describe the terms of a stipulation to those parties not represented by counsel.
Summary of provisions
Amends the real property actions and proceedings law as follows:
A new Section 746 requires the court to fully describe the terms of a stipulation when one or more of the parties are not represented by counsel.
Justification
Agreements in landlord-tenant cases brought to Civil Court are frequently set forth in stipulations, the terms of which may be oral or written. Violation of these terms by one or more of the parties can result in the entry of a judgment or in the execution of a judgment that has already been entered.
Due to the volume of cases handled by the Court, stipulations are often issued quickly and with little explanation. This procedure can leave an unrepresented party without a clear understanding of his or her rights and responsibilities as described in the stipulation. In order to insure that these parties understand the agreements that have been reached, it is necessary that Civil Court judges clearly and fully describe the terms of stipulation.
Prior legislative history
2008: S.7650
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Sixty days after it shall become law, and shall apply to all stipulations entered into on or after such date.
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