New York Assembly Bill 1153 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-08 - referred to housing
Pending: Assembly Housing Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Provides that no person 62 years of age or older shall be denied occupancy in multiple dwellings, nor shall such tenant be evicted from a multiple dwelling on the sole ground that he or she owns or keeps a common household pet or pets, the harboring of which is not prohibited by the multiple dwelling law or other applicable law, unless the pet causes damage to the subject premises, creates a nuisance or interferes substantially with the health, safety or welfare of other tenants or occupants of the same or adjacent building or structure.

Provides that no person 62 years of age or older shall be denied occupancy in multiple dwellings, nor shall such tenant be evicted from a multiple dwelling on the sole ground that he or she owns or keeps a common household pet or pets, the harboring of which is not prohibited by the multiple dwelling law or other applicable law, unless the pet causes damage to the subject premises, creates a nuisance or interferes substantially with the health, safety or welfare of other tenants or occupants of the same or adjacent building or structure.

Asm. Deborah Glick [D]	Asm. Richard Gottfried [D]	Asm. Charles Barron [D]	Asm. Maritza Davila [D]
Asm. Walter Mosley [D]	Asm. William Colton [D]	Asm. Nick Perry [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-08	Assembly	referred to housing
2019-01-14	Assembly	referred to housing

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A1153
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A01153&term=2019&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#A01153