Bill Text: NY S04084 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that records of eviction proceeding shall be sealed when the leased property was foreclosed upon; prohibits use and disclosure of any such information relating to a tenant; imposes fine of between $1,000 and $2,000 for violations thereof.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT [S04084 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4084
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    February 27, 2019
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
          Community Development
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  real  property  actions and proceedings law, in
          relation to sealing the court records of evictions of tenants  leasing
          real property that is the subject of a foreclosure
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The real property actions and proceedings law is amended by
     2  adding a new section 757 to read as follows:
     3    § 757. Eviction as the result of foreclosure.  In  the  event  that  a
     4  lessee  is  removed from real property pursuant to this article, and the
     5  leased real property was the subject of a foreclosure proceeding  pursu-
     6  ant  to this chapter or the subject of a tax foreclosure proceeding, the
     7  court records relating to any such lessee shall be sealed and be  deemed
     8  confidential.  No  disclosure or use of such information relating to any
     9  such lessee shall be authorized, and the use of such  information  shall
    10  be  prohibited.  Any  violation  of this section shall result in a civil
    11  penalty of not less than one thousand dollars, nor more than  two  thou-
    12  sand dollars.
    13    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05954-01-9