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NY S06654
Bill
Status
3/8/2012
Primary Sponsor
John Bonacic
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AI Summary
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Amends the New York City Civil Court Act, Uniform District Court Act, and Uniform City Court Act to expand judicial jurisdiction over housing and building code enforcement cases
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Courts may now issue judgments to recover costs, expenses, and disbursements for nuisance elimination, code violations, and building removal/demolition without regard to the dollar amount of the claim
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Applies to the City of New York in civil court and to any political subdivision of the state in district and city courts
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Previously, courts had jurisdiction limited to cases within certain monetary thresholds; this change removes those amount limitations for code enforcement recovery actions
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Takes effect January 1 of the year following enactment
Legislative Description
Relates to the authority of the New York city civil court, district court and city court to issue a judgment to recover enforcement costs without regard to amount.
Last Action
COMMITTED TO RULES
6/21/2012