Bill Text: NY A02500 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides protection to senior citizens who have resided in same dwelling for a period of not less than ten years; provides a cap on amount rent can be increased.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to judiciary [A02500 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A02500-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 15, 2013
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       Introduced  by M. of A. ROBINSON, CYMBROWITZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
         of A. BOYLAND, FARRELL, HOOPER, O'DONNELL, WEISENBERG, WRIGHT --  read
         once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary
       AN  ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to protecting senior
         citizen status
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The  real property law is amended by adding a new section
    2  237-b to read as follows:
    3    S 237-B. PROTECTED SENIOR CITIZEN STATUS. 1. IN ANY  LEASE  OR  RENTAL
    4  AGREEMENT  COVERING  PREMISES  OCCUPIED FOR DWELLING PURPOSES IN WHICH A
    5  LESSEE OR TENANT HAS ATTAINED THE AGE OF SIXTY-TWO YEARS  OR  OLDER,  OR
    6  WILL  ATTAIN  SUCH AGE DURING THE TERM OF SUCH LEASE OR RENTAL AGREEMENT
    7  OR A HUSBAND OR WIFE OF SUCH A PERSON RESIDING  WITH  HIM  OR  HER,  AND
    8  WHERE  SUCH  PERSON  HAS RESIDED IN THE SAME RESIDENCE FOR A CONSECUTIVE
    9  PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN TEN YEARS, THERE SHALL BE IMPLIED A COVENANT  BY
   10  THE  LESSOR OR OWNER TO PERMIT SUCH LESSEE OR TENANT, AN OPTION TO RENEW
   11  SUCH LEASE OR RENTAL AGREEMENT, SUBJECT TO A MAXIMUM INCREASE OF RENT OR
   12  OTHER PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF RENT, NOT TO EXCEED FIVE PERCENT OF THE ANNUAL
   13  AMOUNT OF SUCH PAYMENTS.
   14    2. ANY LESSOR OR OWNER WHO SHALL KNOWINGLY TERMINATE A LEASE OR RENTAL
   15  AGREEMENT COVERED BY THIS SECTION, OR IN ANY MANNER INTERFERES WITH  THE
   16  OCCUPANCY  OF  A PREMISES COVERED BY  SUCH LEASE OR RENTAL AGREEMENT, OR
   17  ATTEMPTS SO TO DO, SHALL  BE  GUILTY  OF  A  MISDEMEANOR  AND  SHALL  BE
   18  PUNISHED BY IMPRISONMENT NOT TO EXCEED ONE YEAR OR BY FINE NOT TO EXCEED
   19  ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS, OR BY BOTH SUCH FINE AND IMPRISONMENT.
   20    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD00172-01-3