Bill Text: NY S01691 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides that a New York City marshal evicting a tenant from an apartment pursuant to a duly issued eviction warrant shall only be authorized to give possession of the apartment to the landlord or building owner and shall not be responsible for the packaging, removal or storage of such tenant's personal property; provides that such marshal shall have no interest in or involvement with any mover or moving company.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO JUDICIARY [S01691 Detail]
Download: New_York-2009-S01691-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1691
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 5, 2009
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Introduced by Sen. KRUGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
AN ACT to amend the New York city civil court act, in relation to the
authority of marshals in evicting tenants
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Section 1609 of the New York city civil court act is
2 amended by adding a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
3 1-A. A MARSHAL EVICTING A TENANT FROM AN APARTMENT PURSUANT TO A DULY
4 ISSUED EVICTION WARRANT SHALL ONLY BE AUTHORIZED TO GIVE POSSESSION OF
5 THE APARTMENT TO THE LANDLORD OR BUILDING OWNER AND SHALL NOT BE RESPON-
6 SIBLE FOR THE PACKAGING, REMOVAL OR STORAGE OF THE TENANT'S PROPERTY. A
7 MARSHAL SHALL HAVE NO INTEREST IN NOR INVOLVEMENT WITH ANY MOVER OR
8 MOVING COMPANY.
9 S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of September next
10 succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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