New York S 7256: Relates to the removal of unauthorized persons from residential real property

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S07256 Summary:

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Relates to the removal of unauthorized persons from residential real property by a police officer if such unauthorized person(s) has been asked to leave and is not a current or former tenant.

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04/07/2025REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7256

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 7, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and
 Community Development

 AN ACT to amend the real property actions and proceedings law, in
 relation to the removal of unauthorized persons from residential real
 property

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The real property actions and proceedings law is amended by
 2 adding a new section 758 to read as follows:
 3 § 758. Removing unauthorized persons from residential real property. A
 4 property owner who has previously asked an unauthorized person or
 5 persons to leave their property may request from a police officer, as
 6 defined in subdivision thirty-four of section 1.20 of the criminal
 7 procedure law, the immediate removal of such person or persons who are
 8 unlawfully occupying such residential real property if such person or
 9 persons is not a current or former tenant pursuant to a written or oral
 10 rental agreement authorized by such property owner. Any person wrongful-
 11 ly removed pursuant to this section may bring a civil cause of action
 12 for costs and damages incurred. Such damages may include fair market
 13 rent, court costs, reasonable attorney fees and to be restored to
 14 possession of such real property.
 15 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 16 have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11488-01-5

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