Bill Text: NY S03678 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Relates to evictions and foreclosures of federal employees during a federal government shutdown.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO JUDICIARY [S03678 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-S03678-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3678--A 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 12, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. KAPLAN, PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the real property actions and proceedings law, in relation to evictions and foreclosures of federal employees during a federal government shutdown The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 111 of the real property actions and proceedings 2 law is amended by adding two new subdivisions 6 and 7 to read as 3 follows: 4 6. As used in sections 768 and 1392 of this chapter, the term: 5 (a) "federal worker": 6 (i) means an employee of a federal government agency; and 7 (ii) is a resident of this state; and 8 (b) "shutdown" means any period in which there is more than a twenty- 9 four hour lapse in appropriations for any federal government agency or 10 federal department as a result of a failure of the federal government to 11 enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution. 12 7. As used in section 1392 of this chapter, the term: 13 (a) "covered period" means the period beginning on the date on which a 14 shutdown begins and ending on the date that is thirty days after the 15 date on which that shutdown ends; and 16 (b) "covered action" means an action relating to an obligation: 17 (i) with respect to real or personal property owned by a federal work- 18 er; and 19 (ii) that: 20 (A) originated before the date on which a shutdown begins; 21 (B) is in effect on the date on which a shutdown begins; and EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09795-02-9S. 3678--A 2 1 (C) is secured by a mortgage, trust deed, or other security in the 2 nature of a mortgage. 3 § 2. The real property actions and proceedings law is amended by 4 adding a new section 768 to read as follows: 5 § 768. Evictions during federal government shutdown. 1. Except by the 6 order of a court, a landlord may not, during a shutdown, evict a federal 7 worker from premises that are occupied or intended to be occupied prima- 8 rily as a residence. 9 2. (a) Upon an application for eviction with respect to premises that 10 are occupied or intended to be occupied primarily as a residence, a 11 court may, upon motion of the court, and shall, if a request is made by 12 or on behalf of a federal worker, the ability of whom to pay the rent 13 that is the subject of the action is materially affected by a shutdown: 14 (i) stay the proceedings for a period of thirty days, unless, in the 15 opinion of the court, justice and equity require a longer or shorter 16 period of time; or 17 (ii) adjust the obligation under the lease to preserve the interests 18 of all parties. 19 (b) If a court grants a stay pursuant to this section the court may 20 grant to the landlord such relief as equity may require. 21 § 3. The real property actions and proceedings law is amended by 22 adding a new section 1392 to read as follows: 23 § 1392. Foreclosures during government shutdown. 1. If a covered 24 action is filed in a court during a covered period, the court may, after 25 a hearing and upon the motion of the court, and shall, upon application 26 by the federal worker if the ability of the federal worker to comply 27 with the covered obligation is materially affected by a shutdown: 28 (a) stay the proceedings for a period of time as justice and equity 29 require; or 30 (b) adjust the obligation to preserve the interests of all parties. 31 2. A sale, foreclosure, or seizure of property for a breach of an 32 obligation described in paragraph (b) of subdivision seven of section 33 one hundred eleven of this chapter by a federal worker shall not be 34 valid if made during a covered period except upon the order of a court 35 that is granted before such sale, foreclosure, or seizure. 36 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.