Provides protection to senior citizens who have resided in same dwelling for a period of not less than ten years; provides a cap on amount rent can be increased.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2013-2014 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 15, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. ROBINSON, CYMBROWITZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
of A. BOYLAND, FARRELL, HOOPER, O'DONNELL, WEISENBERG, WRIGHT -- read
once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary
AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to protecting senior
citizen status
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The real property law is amended by adding a new section
2 237-b to read as follows:
3 § 237-b. Protected senior citizen status. 1. In any lease or rental
4 agreement covering premises occupied for dwelling purposes in which a
5 lessee or tenant has attained the age of sixty-two years or older, or
6 will attain such age during the term of such lease or rental agreement
7 or a husband or wife of such a person residing with him or her, and
8 where such person has resided in the same residence for a consecutive
9 period of not less than ten years, there shall be implied a covenant by
10 the lessor or owner to permit such lessee or tenant, an option to renew
11 such lease or rental agreement, subject to a maximum increase of rent or
12 other payments in lieu of rent, not to exceed five percent of the annual
13 amount of such payments.
14 2. Any lessor or owner who shall knowingly terminate a lease or rental
15 agreement covered by this section, or in any manner interferes with the
16 occupancy of a premises covered by such lease or rental agreement, or
17 attempts so to do, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be
18 punished by imprisonment not to exceed one year or by fine not to exceed
19 one thousand dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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