NY A06616 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 24-1)
Status: Introduced on March 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-08 - referred to housing
Pending: Assembly Housing Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Allows persons 60 years or older to keep and care for common household pets in buildings operated by the New York city housing authority; prevents eviction of such persons based on the ownership of pets; provides that any pet who poses a nuisance to the community may be removed; does not remove any pet owner from liability for the reasonable costs directly attributable to any damage caused by the pet.

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Title

Allows persons 60 years or older to keep and care for common household pets in buildings operated by the New York city housing authority; prevents eviction of such persons based on the ownership of pets; provides that any pet who poses a nuisance to the community may be removed; does not remove any pet owner from liability for the reasonable costs directly attributable to any damage caused by the pet.

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History

DateChamberAction
2020-01-08Assemblyreferred to housing
2019-03-14Assemblyreferred to housing

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Bill Comments

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