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A10414 Summary:

BILL NO	A10414
SAME AS	No Same As
SPONSOR	Otis
COSPNSR	McDonald, Colton, Glick, Pellegrino, Lavine, Wright, D'Urso, Gottfried, Crespo
MLTSPNSR	Cook, Simon
Add §235-h, RP L
Prohibits commercial leases from including a waiver of the right to a declaratory judgment action and states that the inclusion of such a waiver in a commercial lease shall be null and void as against public policy.

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A10414 Actions:

BILL NO	A10414
04/19/2018	referred to judiciary
06/06/2018	reported referred to rules
06/11/2018	reported
06/12/2018	rules report cal.120
06/12/2018	ordered to third reading rules cal.120

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A10414 Committee Votes:

Committee:JUDICIARY   Chair:Dinowitz      
DATE:06/06/2018AYE/NAY:17/2  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Dinowitz
Aye
Palumbo
Aye
Titus
Aye
Montesano
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Barclay
Nay
Zebrowski
Excused
Goodell
Nay
Weprin
Aye
Castorina
Excused
Braunstein
Aye
Morinello
Aye
Simotas
Aye
Quart
Aye
Titone
Aye
Buchwald
Aye
Steck
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Simon
Aye
Joyner
Aye
Abinanti
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Heastie      
DATE:06/11/2018AYE/NAY:29/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Aye
Kolb
Aye
Gottfried
Aye
Oaks
Aye
Lentol
Aye
Butler
Aye
Gantt
Excused
Crouch
Aye
Nolan
Excused
Finch
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Barclay
Aye
Hooper
Aye
Raia
Aye
Ortiz
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Cook
Aye
Glick
Aye
Morelle
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Englebright
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Colton
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Perry
Aye
Galef
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Titus
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Benedetto
Aye

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A10414 Floor Votes:

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A10414 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          10414
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     April 19, 2018
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M. of A. OTIS -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Judiciary
 
        AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to prohibiting leases
          from including a waiver of the right to a declaratory judgment action
 
          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  235-h to read as follows:
     3    § 235-h. Waiver of right to bring a declaratory  judgment  action.  No
     4  commercial  lease shall contain any provision waiving or prohibiting the
     5  right of any tenant to bring a declaratory judgment action with  respect
     6  to any provision, term or condition of such commercial lease. The inclu-
     7  sion  of  any  such waiver provision in a commercial lease shall be null
     8  and void as against public policy.
     9    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15330-03-8

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