What's happening
This bill updates eviction law to clarify grounds for removing occupants when no landlord-tenant relationship exists and adds protections for certain residential occupants.
Why it matters
Clarifies who can be evicted when there's no formal lease. , focusing on people who lawfully entered a property but whose right to stay has expired or been revoked. This helps property owners and courts better determine when removal is justified.
Strengthens protections for long-term residential occupants. by stating that anyone who has lived in a property for at least 30 days can only be removed through a formal court process, reducing the risk of sudden or extralegal evictions.
Eliminates outdated language and distinctions. (such as the “licensee” status and three-year possession rule), modernizing eviction procedures to reflect current realities of informal occupancy and property disputes.
Ensures due process and stability for residents in non-traditional living situations. , which is especially important amid housing insecurity, roommate arrangements, or informal sublets, by guaranteeing access to court proceedings before eviction.
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Clarify Occupant Eviction Rules
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- Referred to judiciary
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1561
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 10, 2025
Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary
AN ACT to amend the real property actions and proceedings law, in relation to grounds where no landlord-tenant relationship exists
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivisions 7 and 10 of section 713 of the real property actions and proceedings law, subdivision 7 as added by chapter 312 of the laws of 1962 and subdivision 10 as amended by chapter 467 of the laws of 1981, are amended to read as follows:
7. [He is a licensee of the person entitled to possession of the property at the time of the license, and (a) his license has expired, or (b) his license has been revoked by the licensor, or (c) the licensor is no longer entitled to possession of the property;] The person is an occupant who entered into possession of the property lawfully and the legal basis for the person's entitlement to possession has expired or been revoked; provided, however, that a mortgagee or vendee in possession shall not be deemed to be a licensee within the meaning of this subdivision. A residential occupant who has peaceably been in actual possession of the property for at least thirty days shall not be involuntarily deprived of possession except by a special proceeding under this section.
10. The person in possession has entered the property or remains in possession by force or unlawful means [and he or his predecessor in interest was not in quiet possession for three years before the time of the forcible or unlawful entry or detainer] and the petitioner was peaceably in actual possession at the time of the forcible or unlawful entry or in constructive possession at the time of the forcible or unlawful detainer; no notice to quit shall be required in order to maintain a proceeding under this subdivision.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04099-01-5
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