Suspends proceedings to recover real property statewide until after January 20, 2021; stays the execution of warrants of eviction or judgments of possession until after January 20, 2021.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8788--B
IN SENATE
July 16, 2020
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Introduced by Sens. KAVANAGH, HOYLMAN, BENJAMIN, BIAGGI, BRESLIN,
BROOKS, CARLUCCI, GOUNARDES, JACKSON, KRUEGER, LIU, MAY, MAYER, MONT-
GOMERY, MYRIE, PARKER, RAMOS, RIVERA, SALAZAR, SANDERS, SEPULVEDA,
SERRANO, STAVISKY, THOMAS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to mitigate the continuing threat to public health arising from
COVID-19 by ensuring that New Yorkers are not rendered homeless,
evicted, or dispossessed of their housing
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature finds that as an
2 essential part of the state's efforts to mitigate the continuing threat
3 to public health arising from the widespread outbreak of the coronavirus
4 commonly known as COVID-19, it is necessary to ensure that New Yorkers
5 are not rendered homeless, evicted, or dispossessed of their housing or
6 summoned before a court to defend their right to continued occupancy of
7 their housing.
8 § 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary:
9 1. No court shall accept any petitions in summary proceedings to
10 recover real property or other complaints in actions to recover real
11 property from a residential tenant, or issue a warrant of eviction or
12 judgment of possession against a residential tenant or other lawful
13 residential occupant on or before January 20, 2021. All eviction
14 proceedings against residential tenants or other lawful residential
15 occupants shall be suspended statewide until after January 20, 2021.
16 2. No sheriff or marshal shall execute a warrant of eviction or judg-
17 ment of possession against a residential tenant or other lawful residen-
18 tial occupant on or before January 20, 2021. Any court that has issued a
19 warrant of eviction or judgment of possession against a residential
20 tenant or other lawful residential occupant shall stay the execution of
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 such warrant of eviction or judgment of possession until after January
2 20, 2021.
3 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
