Bill Text: NY A04231 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits landlords from requiring animals that occupy the unit be de-clawed as a condition of rental.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to housing [A04231 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A04231-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4231
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 29, 2015
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       Introduced  by M. of A. DenDEKKER, ZEBROWSKI, MOYA, FINCH -- Multi-Spon-
         sored by -- M. of A.  ARROYO, GOTTFRIED, LUPARDO, ORTIZ, SKARTADOS  --
         read once and referred to the Committee on Housing
       AN  ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to prohibiting land-
         lords from requiring animals that occupy the unit be  de-clawed  as  a
         condition of rental
         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    S  235-H.  UNLAWFUL  RESTRICTIONS  ON  TENANCY.  A  LANDLORD SHALL NOT
    4  REQUIRE THAT ANY DOMESTIC ANIMAL OCCUPYING THE RENTAL UNIT BE  DE-CLAWED
    5  AS A CONDITION OF RENTAL.
    6    S 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD07991-01-5