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A06967 Summary:

A06967 Actions:

A06967 Committee Votes:

Committee:JUDICIARY   Chair:Weinstein      
DATE:05/09/2017AYE/NAY:16/5  Action: Favorable         
Weinstein
Aye
Palumbo
Nay
Dinowitz
Aye
Montesano
Nay
Titus
Aye
Barclay
Nay
Lavine
Aye
Goodell
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Graf
Nay
Weprin
Aye
Lupinacci
Nay
Braunstein
Aye
Simotas
Aye
Quart
Aye
Titone
Aye
Buchwald
Aye
Steck
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Simon
Aye
Joyner
Aye

A06967 Floor Votes:

A06967 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          6967
 
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     March 28, 2017
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI,  SEPULVEDA,  COOK, HOOPER, VANEL,
          CAHILL, JAFFEE, GOTTFRIED, HARRIS, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.
          of  A.  D'URSO,  SIMON  --  read once and referred to the Committee on
          Judiciary
 
        AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation  to  requiring  land-
          lords  to mitigate damages if a tenant vacates a premises in violation
          of the terms of the lease
 
          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  227-e to read as follows:
     3    § 227-e. Landlord duty to mitigate damages. In  any  lease  or  rental
     4  agreement  covering premises occupied for dwelling purposes, if a tenant
     5  vacates a premises in violation of the terms of the lease, the  landlord
     6  shall,  in good faith, take reasonable and customary actions to rent the
     7  premises at fair market value. If the landlord  rents  the  premises  at
     8  fair  market value, the new tenant's lease shall, once in effect, termi-
     9  nate the previous tenant's lease and mitigate damages otherwise recover-
    10  able against the previous tenant because of such tenant's  vacating  the
    11  premises.  The  burden of proof shall be on the party seeking to recover
    12  damages. Any provision in a lease that  exempts  a  landlord's  duty  to
    13  mitigate  damages under this section shall be void as contrary to public
    14  policy.
    15    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10688-01-7