New York S 9482: Establishes a subpart to hear eviction matters related to affordable housing providers and small landlords

Status: REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE (as of 2026-03-31)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 9482

Sponsors: Brian Kavanagh, Luis R. Sepúlveda

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S09482 Summary:

BILL NOS09482 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORKAVANAGH

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COSPNSRSEPULVEDA, SANDERS

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §110, NYC Civ Ct Act

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Establishes a subpart to hear eviction matters related to affordable housing providers and small landlords; provides a subpart shall be in each borough of the city of New York; defines terms.

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BILL NOS09482 

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03/17/2026REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

03/31/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 9482

 IN SENATE

 March 17, 2026
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 Introduced by Sens. KAVANAGH, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered print-
 ed, 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 estab-
 lishing a subpart to hear eviction matters related to affordable hous-
 ing providers and small landlords

 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 separate subpart, in each borough of the city of New York, of
 4 the housing part established by this section shall be devoted to actions
 5 and proceedings involving evictions of tenants living in affordable
 6 housing or building units owned by small landlords.
 7 (2) For the purposes of this subdivision, "small landlord" shall have
 8 the same meaning as subdivision three of section two hundred eleven of
 9 the real property law, and "affordable housing" shall mean dwelling
 10 units that are subject to a regulatory agreement with a state or local
 11 housing agency.
 12 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 13 it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15020-01-6

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