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NY S07436
Bill
Status
Introduced
4/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
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AI Summary
- Requires every county and city (where a county is wholly contained) to establish a plan providing free legal counsel to eligible defendants in eviction, ejectment, and foreclosure proceedings
- Defines eligible persons as occupants of rental units, co-op shareholders, condo owners, or one-to-two family home owners with gross income not exceeding 125% of the federal poverty line
- Sets attorney compensation at $60/hour for eviction and ejectment cases, and $75/hour for foreclosure cases, with a $4,400 cap for foreclosure representation
- Requires the state to match county and city expenditures for legal representation dollar for dollar
- Allows representation through public defenders, bar association plans with rotating private counsel, or offices of conflict defender, with annual reporting requirements to the judicial conference and 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
4/16/2025
Committee Referrals
Local Government4/16/2025
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