New York A 4379: Eases certain restrictions on the conducting of games of chance for charitable purposes

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A04379 Summary:

BILL NOA04379 

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SAME ASSAME AS S00137

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SPONSORVanel

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§701, 769, 791 & 796-a, RPAP L; amd §204, NYC Civ Ct Act

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Requires any court which holds a special proceeding to recover real property to establish an escrow account where the tenant shall submit any owed rent into such account.

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BILL NOA04379 

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02/04/2025referred to judiciary

01/07/2026referred to judiciary

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4379

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 4, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the real property actions and proceedings law and the
 New York city civil court act, in relation to the establishment of an
 escrow account

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

 1 Section 1. Section 701 of the real property actions and proceedings
 2 law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
 3 3. Any court which holds a special proceeding to recover real property
 4 shall establish an escrow account. In order to appear in any such court,
 5 a tenant shall submit any owed rent into such escrow account.
 6 § 2. Section 769 of the real property actions and proceedings law is
 7 amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
 8 3. Each court which holds special proceedings pursuant to subdivision
 9 one of this section shall establish an escrow account. In order to
 10 appear in such court, a tenant shall submit any owed rent into such
 11 escrow account.
 12 § 3. Section 791 of the real property actions and proceedings law is
 13 amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
 14 3. Each court which holds special proceedings pursuant to subdivision
 15 one of this section shall establish an escrow account. In order to
 16 appear in court, a tenant shall submit any owed rent into such escrow
 17 account.
 18 § 4. Section 796-a of the real property actions and proceedings law is
 19 amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
 20 5. Each court which holds special proceedings pursuant to subdivision
 21 one of this section shall establish an escrow account. In order to
 22 appear in such court, a tenant shall submit any owed rent into such
 23 escrow account.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00713-01-5

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 1 § 5. Section 204 of the New York city civil court act, as amended by
 2 chapter 36 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows:
 3 § 204. Summary proceedings. 1. The court shall have jurisdiction over
 4 summary proceedings to recover possession of real property located with-
 5 in the city of New York, to remove tenants therefrom, and to render
 6 judgment for rent due without regard to amount, and in such a proceeding
 7 after the court has determined that a warrant of eviction be issued, it
 8 shall not be necessary for the court to sign the warrant, but it may be
 9 signed by the clerk of said court. The court shall also have jurisdic-
 10 tion over special proceedings by tenants of multiple dwellings in the
 11 city of New York for judgment directing deposit of rents and the use
 12 thereof for the purpose of remedying conditions dangerous to life,
 13 health or safety, as authorized by article [seven-a] seven-A of the real
 14 property actions and proceedings law.
 15 2. Each court which holds special proceedings pursuant to subdivision
 16 one of this section shall establish an escrow account. In order to
 17 appear in such court, a tenant shall submit any owed rent into such
 18 escrow account.
 19 § 6. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 20 it shall have become a law.

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