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NY A02365
Bill
Status
8/30/2010
Primary Sponsor
Thomas Alfano
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AI Summary
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Establishes that domestic violence victims who flee rental units are legally deemed to continue occupying those units as their primary residence if they assert intent to return.
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Applies to tenants covered under the city rent and rehabilitation law, emergency tenant protection act of 1974, emergency housing rent control law, and local emergency housing rent control act.
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Defines domestic violence victims as those meeting the definition in Social Services Law Section 459-A who left the unit because of such violence.
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Prevents eviction proceedings based on non-occupancy for domestic violence victims meeting these criteria, while maintaining the existing 30-day notice requirement for other non-occupancy cases.
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Provisions expire with their respective underlying rent control laws and take effect immediately upon enactment.
Legislative Description
Provides that victims of domestic violence who are forced to flee rent regulated units due to domestic violence shall be deemed to be occupying such rent regulated units as their primary residence and shall not be evicted for failure to temporarily occupy such units if they assert an intent to return.
Last Action
signed chap.422
8/30/2010