STATE OF NEW YORK
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3519
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 29, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. LENTOL -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to harassment of a rent regu-
lated tenant
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 241.05 of the penal law, as added by chapter 116 of
2 the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows:
3 § 241.05 Harassment of a rent regulated tenant in the first degree.
4 An owner is guilty of harassment of a rent regulated tenant in the
5 first degree when with intent to cause a rent regulated tenant to vacate
6 a housing accommodation, such owner:
7 1. With intent to cause physical injury to such tenant, causes such
8 injury to such tenant or to a third person; or
9 2. Recklessly causes physical injury to such tenant or to a third
10 person.
11 Harassment of a rent regulated tenant in the first degree is a class E
12 felony.
13 § 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 241.03 to read
14 as follows:
15 § 241.03 Harassment of a rent regulated tenant in the second degree.
16 An owner is guilty of harassment of a rent regulated tenant in the
17 second degree when, with the intent to cause a rent regulated tenant to
18 vacate a housing accommodation, such owner intentionally impairs the
19 habitability of a housing accommodation, or creates or maintains a
20 condition, which endangers the safety or health of the dwelling's
21 tenant.
22 Harassment of a rent regulated tenant in the second degree is a class
23 A misdemeanor.
24 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided however that the
25 provisions of this act shall not affect the expiration and repeal of
26 article 241 of the penal law pursuant to subdivision 6 of section 46 of
27 chapter 116 of the laws of 1997, as amended, and shall expire and be
28 deemed repealed therewith.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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