Establishes a subpart to hear eviction matters related to affordable housing providers and small landlords; provides a subpart shall be in each borough of the city of New York; defines terms.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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9482
IN SENATE
March 17, 2026
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Introduced by Sens. KAVANAGH, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered print-
ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
AN ACT to amend the New York city civil court act, in relation to estab-
lishing a subpart to hear eviction matters related to affordable hous-
ing providers and small landlords
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 110 of the New York city civil court act is amended
2 by adding a new subdivision (r) to read as follows:
3 (r)(1) A separate subpart, in each borough of the city of New York, of
4 the housing part established by this section shall be devoted to actions
5 and proceedings involving evictions of tenants living in affordable
6 housing or building units owned by small landlords.
7 (2) For the purposes of this subdivision, "small landlord" shall have
8 the same meaning as subdivision three of section two hundred eleven of
9 the real property law, and "affordable housing" shall mean dwelling
10 units that are subject to a regulatory agreement with a state or local
11 housing agency.
12 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
13 it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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