New York S 5066: Relates to housing courts

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S05066 Summary:

BILL NOS05066 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSEPULVEDA

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§110 & 102-a, NYC Civ Ct Act

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Provides that in the city of New York, a part of the court shall be devoted to actions and proceedings where: every party to the proceeding is a natural person; or the petitioner alleges in its petition that it is a "small landlord"; makes related provisions.

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BILL NOS05066 

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02/18/2025REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

01/07/2026REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

02/04/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

05/11/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5066

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 18, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- 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 hous-
 ing courts

 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 (r) to read as follows:
 3 (r) (1) A part of the court shall be devoted to actions and
 4 proceedings where:
 5 (i) every party to the proceeding is a natural person; or
 6 (ii) the petitioner alleges in its petition that it is a "small land-
 7 lord" as defined in subdivision three of section two hundred eleven of
 8 the real property law.
 9 (2) Housing judges shall be appointed pursuant to subdivision (f) of
 10 this section.
 11 (3) For every two million residents, rounded up to the next million,
 12 such housing court shall consist of one housing part, two trial parts,
 13 and two resolution parts. The office of court administration shall
 14 implement the provisions of this subdivision on a city-wide basis and
 15 shall promulgate any standards and goals necessary to adjudicate the
 16 actions and proceedings pursuant to this subdivision within one hundred
 17 twenty days of the commencement of such actions and proceedings.
 18 § 2. Section 102-a of the New York city civil court act is amended by
 19 adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
 20 5. Housing judges necessary for housing courts established pursuant to
 21 subdivision (r) of section one hundred ten of this article shall be
 22 appointed pursuant to subdivision (f) of such section.
 23 § 3. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a
 24 law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any
 25 rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its
 26 effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such
 27 effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09316-01-5

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