New York S 6772: Establishes the New York state office of civil representation to provide access to legal services in eviction proceedings

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S06772 Summary:

BILL NOS06772 

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SAME ASSAME AS A04669

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SPONSORJACKSON

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COSPNSRBAILEY, BRISPORT, BROUK, CLEARE, COMRIE, COONEY, FAHY, FERNANDEZ, GIANARIS, GONZALEZ, GOUNARDES,
 HARCKHAM, HINCHEY, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, LIU, MAY, MAYER, MYRIE, RAMOS, RIVERA, SALAZAR, SANDERS,
 SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, SKOUFIS, STAVISKY, WEBB

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 29 §§827 - 831, Exec L; amd §§701, 711, 713, 713-a, 715, 731, 745, 746 & 749, RPAP L; add §§235-k &
235-l, RP L

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Establishes the civil right to counsel in eviction proceedings in New York state; creates the New York state office of civil representation; requires that covered individuals be given notice of such right to counsel.

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BILL NOS06772 

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03/24/2025REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

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

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6772

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 24, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. JACKSON, BAILEY, BRISPORT, BROUK, CLEARE, COMRIE,
 COONEY, FERNANDEZ, GIANARIS, GONZALEZ, GOUNARDES, HARCKHAM, HINCHEY,
 HOYLMAN-SIGAL, LIU, MAY, MAYER, MYRIE, RAMOS, RIVERA, SALAZAR,
 SANDERS, SEPULVEDA, SKOUFIS, STAVISKY, WEBB -- 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 executive law, the real property actions and
 proceedings law and the real property law, in relation to establishing
 the New York state office of civil representation to provide a right
 to counsel in eviction proceedings

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

 1 Section 1. Legislative findings. Eviction proceedings have a
 2 profoundly disparate impact on low-income individuals and given this
 3 disparate impact, it is imperative that these individuals be provided
 4 legal representation in legal proceedings that put their housing at
 5 risk.
 6 There is a fundamental human right to adequate housing accommodations.
 7 Safe, secure, and accessible housing is essential to achieving equal
 8 access to all other fundamental needs. Without housing, individuals and
 9 families too often cannot preserve family integrity, gain employment or
 10 other income, or enjoy access to healthcare, proper nutrition, and
 11 education.
 12 Eviction proceedings and displacement as a result of evictions have a
 13 disparate impact on low-income individuals and particularly on low-in-
 14 come people of color, who are disproportionately the respondents in
 15 eviction proceedings.
 16 Representation of people who are at risk of losing their homes in
 17 legal proceedings preserves access to housing and ensures compliance
 18 with laws protecting people's rights in such proceedings. Abrupt, unwar-
 19 ranted, or unlawful evictions disrupt lives and livelihoods, force

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07730-01-5

 S. 6772 2

 1 people to find housing in a market with a severe shortage of affordable
 2 housing and often significantly increases the risk of homelessness. The
 3 short- and long-term effects of housing instability are devastating to
 4 individuals and families and can affect physical and mental health,
 5 employment and education. Providing a right to counsel to individuals
 6 who are most at risk of housing instability not only protects individ-
 7 uals and families from these devastating effects, it saves public funds
 8 that would otherwise be spent on shelters and services to people experi-
 9 encing homelessness as well as the wide range of detrimental short- and
 10 long-term collateral consequences of housing instability.
 11 § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new article 29 to read
 12 as follows:
 13 ARTICLE 29
 14 NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF CIVIL REPRESENTATION
 15 Section 827. Right to counsel in eviction proceedings.
 16 828. Office of civil representation.
 17 829. Powers and dutie