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- Referred to housing, construction and community development
- Referred to housing, construction and community development
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Establishes time restrictions for court issued consent orders for work performance to remove or remedy conditions in such petition
In Senate Committee · Housing, Construction And Community Development · Sponsor Jeffrey Dinowitz
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BILL NUMBER:S113
Title of bill
An act to amend the real property actions and proceedings law, in relation to establishing time restrictions for court issued consent orders for work performance to remove or remedy conditions in such petition
Purpose or general idea of bill
Requires the timely and complete removal of existing building code violations within apartment buildings and closes loopholes that allow negligent landlords to retain control of rental property that they do not repair unless the court grants an extension of time for good cause shown.
Summary of specific provisions
The bill amends Subdivision (a) of Section 777 of the real property actions and proceedings law. It sets the time that a court may grant for work to be completed to remedy housing code violations at 60 days and prohibits them from applying for a consent order more than once.
Justification
Although Article 7A of the Real Property Actions and Proceeding Law of New York State of 1978 authorizes housing courts to replace negligent landlords with court-appointed administrators, the court often permits the landlord to retain ownership of the property if he/she promises to fix the problems "with due diligence" in a certain period of time. Often these landlords do not take any steps to remedy the code violations and their actions can result in injury or even death for the tenants of the buildings they own. This bill would insure that landlords must make necessary repairs in a timely fashion or risk losing control over the property.
Prior legislative history
2011-12: S.1021 2010: S.7552 - Referred to Housing, Construction & Community Development 2007-08: A.479A - Passed Assembly 2005-06: A.1243 - Passed Assembly/S.3140 Referred to Judiciary 2003-04: A.289S - Passed Assembly/S.6758 Referred to Judiciary
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None.
Effective date
On the 30th day after becoming law.
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