Bill Text: NY A01531 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes the crime of sabotage of rent regulated accommodations.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to codes [A01531 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A01531-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1531
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 12, 2015
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. LENTOL, DAVILA -- read once and referred to the
         Committee on Codes
       AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crime  of
         sabotage of rent regulated accommodations
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 241.10  to
    2  read as follows:
    3  S 241.10 SABOTAGE OF RENT REGULATED ACCOMMODATION.
    4    AN OWNER IS GUILTY OF SABOTAGE OF A RENT REGULATED ACCOMMODATION WHEN,
    5  WITH  INTENT TO CAUSE A RENT REGULATED TENANT TO VACATE A HOUSING ACCOM-
    6  MODATION, SUCH OWNER, OR AGENT UNDER  INSTRUCTION  OR  CONTRACT  OF  THE
    7  OWNER:
    8    1.  WITH  INTENT  TO  IMPAIR  HABITABILITY OF A HOUSING ACCOMMODATION,
    9  CAUSES DAMAGE TO SUCH HOUSING  ACCOMMODATION  OR  ANCILLARY  UTILITY  OR
   10  APPARATUS TO SUCH HOUSING ACCOMMODATION; OR
   11    2. RECKLESSLY CAUSES DAMAGE TO SUCH HOUSING ACCOMMODATION OR ANCILLARY
   12  UTILITY OR APPARATUS TO SUCH HOUSING ACCOMMODATION.
   13    SABOTAGE OF A RENT REGULATED ACCOMMODATION IS A CLASS D FELONY.
   14    S  2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the amend-
   15  ment to article 241 of the penal law made by section  one  of  this  act
   16  shall not affect the repeal of such article and shall be deemed repealed
   17  therewith.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD01207-01-5