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A743Assembly2017-2018 Session

Evict Illegal Massage Parlors

Official title

“Relates to massage therapist locations that promote prostitution and/or practice massage therapy without a professional license”

Sponsor Michael G. MillerAD-38Affects Legal
Status
In Assembly Committee
Judiciary
Impact
5/10
Moderate
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Judiciary

What's happening

This bill requires landlords to evict tenants operating unlicensed massage therapy locations or those promoting prostitution within sixty days of official notification.

Why it matters

  1. Places new legal obligations on landlords. to monitor and respond to illegal or unlicensed activity by tenants, potentially increasing their administrative and legal responsibilities.

  2. Connects real estate law with criminal and professional licensing laws. , meaning landlords must act if agencies determine a tenant is violating massage therapy licensing requirements or promoting prostitution.

  3. Creates a strict 60-day timeline. for eviction after notice from authorities, which may reduce the prevalence of unlicensed or illegal businesses but could also create challenges for landlords navigating due process and tenant protections.

  4. Aims to disrupt illicit businesses and human trafficking. by cutting off access to commercial rental spaces, potentially impacting both public safety and the commercial rental market.

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Evict Illegal Massage Parlors

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Michael G. Miller

Assembly Member · Assembly District 38

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History

  1. Referred to judiciary
  2. Referred to judiciary

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

743

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 9, 2017

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

AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to massage therapist locations that promote prostitution and/or practice massage therapy without a license

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

Section 1. The real property law is amended by adding a new section 228-a to read as follows:

§ 228-a. Tenant location used as an unlicensed massage therapy location and/or massage therapy that promotes prostitution. A landlord shall terminate a tenancy and evict a tenant who operates a massage therapist location on the landlord's property within sixty days of notification to the landlord by a city or state agency that such tenant's massage therapist location:

1. practices massage therapy without a professional massage therapist license in violation of section six thousand five hundred twelve of the education law; and/or

2. promotes prostitution as defined in section 230.15, 230.19, 230.20, 230.25, 230.30 or 230.32 of the penal law.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD03111-01-7

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