Bill Text: NY A05431 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits landlords from requiring animals that occupy the unit be de-clawed as a condition of rental.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to housing [A05431 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A05431-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5431
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 18, 2011
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DenDEKKER  --  read once and referred to the
         Committee on Housing
       AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to prohibiting  land-
         lords  from  requiring  animals that occupy the unit be de-clawed as a
         condition of rental
         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  235-h to read as follows:
    3    S 235-H. UNLAWFUL  RESTRICTIONS  ON  TENANCY.  A  LANDLORD  SHALL  NOT
    4  REQUIRE  THAT ANY DOMESTIC ANIMAL OCCUPYING THE RENTAL UNIT BE DE-CLAWED
    5  AS A CONDITION OF RENTAL.
    6    S 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD08394-01-1