Authorizes any tenant who is party to an action in the housing part to be represented by a person who is not an attorney, provided consent for such representation is made on the record; provides that such person is prohibited from consenting to an entry of a judgment against such tenant and such person may not receive a fee or other remuneration for such representation.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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4209--A
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
February 6, 2017
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Introduced by Sen. DILAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
AN ACT to amend the New York city civil court act, in relation to
authorizing appearance without counsel within the housing court
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 (q) to read as follows:
3 (q) Any tenant who is a party may be represented in the housing court
4 by counsel or by such other person designated in writing or on the
5 record to speak on behalf of such tenant, translate for such tenant,
6 and/or to make any application, including an application for adjournment
7 on behalf of such tenant, provided, however, that such designated repre-
8 sentative if not authorized to practice law shall be prohibited from
9 accepting any fee, compensation or other remuneration for such represen-
10 tation services. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to
11 authorize such designated representative to consent to the entry of any
12 judgment against the tenant.
13 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of September next
14 succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law and shall govern
15 all actions or proceedings commenced on or after such date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09270-02-7
