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NY S03299
Bill
Status
1/30/2023
Primary Sponsor
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
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AI Summary
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Requires each county and city within a county to establish a plan providing legal counsel to eligible persons in eviction, ejectment, and foreclosure proceedings who cannot afford representation.
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Defines eligible persons as occupants of rental units, cooperative shares, condominiums, or one-to-two-family dwellings with gross individual income not exceeding 125% of the federal poverty line.
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Allows counties to implement representation through public defenders, bar association plans with rotating private counsel, conflict defender offices, or combinations thereof, subject to state administrator approval.
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Establishes compensation rates of $60 per hour for eviction/ejectment cases and $75 per hour for foreclosure cases, with caps on total compensation ($4,400 for foreclosure cases) unless extraordinary circumstances warrant exceptions.
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Requires the state to match dollar-for-dollar all local funds counties and cities appropriate for legal representation under this article, and mandates annual reporting of expenditures to the state comptroller.
Legislative Description
Requires counties and/or cities to establish a plan for providing legal counsel to persons who are defendants or respondents in eviction, ejectment and foreclosure proceedings and who are financially unable to obtain counsel; defines eligible person as one whose gross individual income is not in excess of one hundred twenty-five percent of the federal income official poverty line; requires the state to match dollar for dollar the amount counties appropriate for their plans.
Last Action
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
1/3/2024