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A10296Assembly2017-2018 Session

End Neighbor Access for Repairs

Official title

“Repeals section 881 of the real property actions and proceedings law relating to access to adjoining property to make improvements or repairs”

Sponsor Catherine NolanAD-37Affects Legal
Status
In Assembly Committee
Judiciary
Impact
4/10
Low
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Judiciary

What's happening

This bill repeals section 881 of the real property actions and proceedings law, removing provisions for accessing adjoining property for repairs.

Why it matters

  1. Property owners would lose a legal pathway to temporarily enter a neighbor’s property for repairs or improvements. , making it harder to address urgent maintenance, construction, or safety issues that require access beyond property lines.

  2. Disputes between neighbors over access for repairs may become more common and harder to resolve. , as property owners would no longer have recourse through courts to obtain necessary entry, potentially leading to project delays or increased legal conflicts.

  3. Owners of buildings in dense urban areas, where structures are close together, could face greater practical and financial barriers to maintaining or upgrading their properties. , since access often depends on cooperation from neighbors who can now refuse without legal consequence.

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Who cares

  • Property owners planning improvements or repairs

    The bill would repeal Section 881, the provision relating to access to adjoining property for that work.

  • Adjoining property owners

    The bill would remove the statutory provision addressing access to their property for neighboring improvements or repairs.

  • Real estate attorneys

    The bill would immediately repeal Section 881, affecting the law governing adjoining-property access for improvements or repairs.

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End Neighbor Access for Repairs

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Catherine Nolan

Assembly Member · Assembly District 37

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History

  1. Referred to judiciary

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

10296

IN ASSEMBLY

April 10, 2018

Introduced by M. of A. NOLAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary

AN ACT to repeal section 881 of the real property actions and proceedings law relating to access to adjoining property to make improvements or repairs

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Section 881 of the real property actions and proceedings law is REPEALED.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD15014-01-8

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