Bill Text: NY A03347 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits landlords from refusing to deal with certain people solely because those people were involved in prior summary proceedings.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 24-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-07-11 - enacting clause stricken [A03347 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A03347-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3347
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 25, 2011
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A. BING, V. LOPEZ, GOTTFRIED, HEVESI, ROSENTHAL,
         LANCMAN, DINOWITZ, COLTON, MAISEL, CYMBROWITZ, N. RIVERA,  BOYLAND  --
         Multi-Sponsored  by  -- M. of A. BRENNAN, CLARK, MENG, NOLAN, PHEFFER,
         REILLY, SCARBOROUGH, SCHIMEL, SPANO, TOWNS, WEISENBERG  --  read  once
         and referred to the Committee on Housing
       AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to a tenant blacklist
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 2 of  section  296  of  the  executive  law  is
    2  amended by adding a new paragraph (a-1) to read as follows:
    3    (A-1)  IT  SHALL BE AN UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE FOR THE OWNER,
    4  LESSEE, SUBLESSEE, ASSIGNEE,  OR  MANAGING  AGENT  OF  PUBLICLY-ASSISTED
    5  HOUSING ACCOMMODATIONS OR  OTHER PERSON HAVING THE RIGHT OF OWNERSHIP OR
    6  POSSESSION  OF  OR  THE  RIGHT TO RENT OR LEASE   SUCH ACCOMMODATIONS TO
    7  REFUSE TO SELL, RENT OR LEASE OR OTHERWISE DENY OR TO WITHHOLD FROM  ANY
    8  PERSON  OR  GROUP  OF  PERSONS SUCH A HOUSING ACCOMMODATION ON THE BASIS
    9  THAT SUCH PERSON OR GROUP OF PERSONS WERE INVOLVED IN PAST,  ONGOING  OR
   10  CURRENT  LANDLORD-TENANT  ACTION  OR  SUMMARY  PROCEEDING EMANATING FROM
   11  ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE REAL PROPERTY LAW, EXCEPT WHERE THE TENANT OR GROUP
   12  OF TENANTS HAVE NOT SATISFIED THE ORDER.
   13    S 2. Subdivision 3-b of section 296 of the executive law,  as  amended
   14  by chapter 106 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
   15    3-b.  It  shall  be  an  unlawful discriminatory practice for any real
   16  estate broker, real estate salesperson or employee or agent  thereof  or
   17  any  other  individual, corporation, partnership or organization for the
   18  purpose of inducing a real estate transaction from which any such person
   19  or any of its stockholders or members may benefit financially, to repre-
   20  sent that a change has occurred or will or may occur in the  composition
   21  with respect to race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation,
   22  military status, sex, disability, PAST, ONGOING OR CURRENT LANDLORD-TEN-
   23  ANT  ACTION  OR  SUMMARY  PROCEEDING EMANATING FROM ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD08056-01-1
       A. 3347                             2
    1  REAL PROPERTY LAW, marital status, or familial status of the  owners  or
    2  occupants  in the block, neighborhood or area in which the real property
    3  is located, and to represent, directly or indirectly, that  this  change
    4  will  or  may result in undesirable consequences in the block, neighbor-
    5  hood or area in which the real property is located,  including  but  not
    6  limited  to  the lowering of property values, an increase in criminal or
    7  anti-social behavior, or a decline in the quality of  schools  or  other
    8  facilities.
    9    S  3.  Paragraph  (a) of subdivision 5 of section 296 of the executive
   10  law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 1-a to read as follows:
   11    (1-A) IT SHALL BE AN UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE FOR  THE  OWNER,
   12  LESSEE,  SUBLESSEE,  ASSIGNEE, OR MANAGING AGENT OF, OR ANY OTHER PERSON
   13  HAVING THE RIGHT  TO  SELL,  RENT  OR  LEASE  A  HOUSING  ACCOMMODATION,
   14  CONSTRUCTED  OR  TO BE CONSTRUCTED, OR ANY AGENT OR EMPLOYEE THEREOF, TO
   15  REFUSE TO SELL, RENT OR LEASE OR OTHERWISE DENY OR TO WITHHOLD FROM  ANY
   16  PERSON  OR  GROUP  OF  PERSONS SUCH A HOUSING ACCOMMODATION ON THE BASIS
   17  THAT SUCH PERSON OR GROUP OF PERSONS WERE INVOLVED IN PAST,  ONGOING  OR
   18  CURRENT  LANDLORD-TENANT  ACTION  OR  SUMMARY  PROCEEDING EMANATING FROM
   19  ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE REAL PROPERTY LAW,   EXCEPT  WHERE  THE  TENANT  OR
   20  GROUP OF TENANTS HAVE NOT SATISFIED THE ORDER.
   21    S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.