New York A 10799: Relates to the recovery of attorneys fees in certain summary proceedings between a cooperative housing corporation and a shareholder or occupant of such corporation

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A10799 Summary:

BILL NOA10799 

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SAME ASSAME AS S09575

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SPONSORBenedetto

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §702, RPAP L

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Provides that fees may be sought in certain summary proceedings between a cooperative housing corporation and a shareholder or occupant when the lease or occupancy agreement provides for the recovery of fees, legal fees, charges, surcharges, penalties, or assessments other than rent.

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BILL NOA10799 

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04/01/2026referred to judiciary

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10799

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 1, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BENEDETTO -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Judiciary

 AN ACT to amend the real property actions and proceedings law, in
 relation to the recovery of fees in certain summary proceedings
 between a cooperative housing corporation and a shareholder or occu-
 pant of such corporation

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 702 of the real property actions
 2 and proceedings law, as added by chapter 789 of the laws of 2021, is
 3 amended to read as follows:
 4 2. This section shall not apply to a summary proceeding in which the
 5 parties are a cooperative housing corporation[, other than a cooperative
 6 housing corporation subject to the provisions of article two, article
 7 four, article five or article eleven of the private housing finance law,
 8 and a tenant who is] and a shareholder or occupant of a dwelling unit
 9 [owner or shareholder] of such corporation, provided that the proprie-
 10 tary lease or occupancy agreement between the cooperative housing corpo-
 11 ration and the [tenant] shareholder or occupant provides for fees, legal
 12 fees, charges, surcharges, penalties or assessments other than rent to
 13 be recoverable in such a proceeding.
 14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15336-01-6

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