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NY S00955

Bill

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

6/21/2013

Primary Sponsor

Kevin Parker

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Origin

Senate

2013-2014 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Clarifies that community residences for the mentally disabled are not landlord-tenant relationships, preventing application of landlord-tenant law.

  • Amends Mental Hygiene Law Section 41.33 to explicitly state that operators of community residences do not have landlord-tenant relationships with residents.

  • Adds similar non-landlord-tenant language to Mental Hygiene Law Sections 41.41 and 41.44 governing community residences.

  • Creates new Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law Section 713-b specifying that discharge or termination of residency from community residences must follow Office of Mental Health or Office for People with Developmental Disabilities laws, regulations, and procedures.

  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Legislative Description

Relates to the discharge of residents of a community residence; provides that nothing shall be deemed construed as creating a relationship of landlord and tenant between an operator of a community residence and a resident; defines community residence.

Last Action

referred to mental health

5/5/2014

Committee Referrals

Mental Health5/5/2014
Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities1/8/2014
Mental Health6/24/2013
Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities1/9/2013

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