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NY S00677

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/5/2011

Primary Sponsor

Jose Peralta

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Origin

Senate

2009-2010 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Establishes a 3-year statute of limitations for consumer credit transaction lawsuits where the defendant is a purchaser, borrower, or debtor

  • Requires notice of lawsuit to be mailed to the defendant in consumer credit actions

  • Sets specific requirements that complaints in consumer credit actions must meet

  • Provides for arbitration as a mechanism for resolving consumer credit disputes

Legislative Description

Enacts the "consumer credit fairness act"; establishes a 3 year statute of limitations for commencement of a cause of action arising out of a consumer credit transaction where the defendant is a purchaser, borrower or debtor; establishes a notice of lawsuit which must be mailed to the defendant in such a cause of action; establishes certain requirements for the complaint in such an action; provides for arbitration of such actions.

Last Action

REFERRED TO CODES

1/5/2011

Committee Referrals

Codes1/5/2011

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