Bill Text: NY S08930 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that in the city of New York, a part of the court shall be devoted to actions and proceedings where: the petitioner and the respondent are natural persons; or the petitioner is a natural person shareholder constituting one hundred percent ownership of a corporation and at least one shareholder resides on-premises full time of a property consisting of ten residential units or fewer; makes related provisions.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-12 - PRINT NUMBER 8930A [S08930 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S08930-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8930

                    IN SENATE

                                     March 28, 2024
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  CHU  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

        AN ACT to amend the New York city civil court act, in relation to  hous-
          ing courts

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Section 110 of the New York city civil court act is amended
     2  by adding a new subdivision (r) to read as follows:
     3    (r) (1)  A  part  of  the  court  shall  be  devoted  to  actions  and
     4  proceedings where:
     5    (i) the petitioner and the respondent are natural persons; or
     6    (ii)  the  petitioner is a natural person shareholder constituting one
     7  hundred percent ownership of a corporation and at least one  shareholder
     8  resides on-premises full time.
     9    (2)  Housing  judges shall be appointed pursuant to subdivision (f) of
    10  this section.
    11    (3) For every two million residents, rounded up to the  next  million,
    12  such  housing  court shall consist of one housing part, two trial parts,
    13  and two resolution parts.
    14    § 2. Section 102-a of the New York city civil court act is amended  by
    15  adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
    16    5. Housing judges necessary for housing courts established pursuant to
    17  subdivision  (r)  of  section  one  hundred ten of this article shall be
    18  appointed pursuant to subdivision (f) of such section.
    19    § 3. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become  a
    20  law.    Effective  immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of
    21  any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this  act  on
    22  its  effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before
    23  such effective date.


         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14788-04-4