New York A 989: Prohibits the dissemination of an image of a crime victim by public servants

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A00989 Summary:

BILL NOA00989 

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Add §10-c, Emerg Ten Prot Act of 1974

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Regulates buyout agreements within rent regulated apartments between a landlord and current tenant; provides penalties for harassment by a landlord.

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01/08/2025referred to housing

01/07/2026referred to housing

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 989

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. DAVILA -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Housing

 AN ACT to amend the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seven-
 ty-four, in relation to regulating buyouts within rent regulated
 apartments

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

 1 Section 1. Section 4 of chapter 576 of the laws of 1974, constituting
 2 the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-four, is amended
 3 by adding a new section 10-c to read as follows:
 4 § 10-c. Regulated buyouts for rent regulated apartments. a. For
 5 purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following
 6 meanings:
 7 (1) "Buyout agreement" shall mean an agreement wherein the owner of a
 8 dwelling unit exchanges money or other valuable consideration to induce
 9 any person lawfully entitled to occupancy of such unit to surrender or
 10 waive any rights in relation to such occupancy that results in the
 11 tenant vacating such unit.
 12 (2) "Commissioner" shall mean the commissioner of the division of
 13 housing and community renewal and any successor thereto.
 14 (3) "Division" shall mean the division of housing and community
 15 renewal and any successor thereto.
 16 b. (1) If a landlord shall make a buyout offer to a current tenant in
 17 the form of a proposed buyout agreement, such agreement shall be made in
 18 writing and shall contain:
 19 (a) such landlord's name and contact information;
 20 (b) the date the request was made in writing;
 21 (c) the amount of money being offered to the current tenant; and
 22 (d) the reason for contacting the tenant;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00221-01-5

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 1 (2) The landlord shall make it known to a tenant within any proposed
 2 buyout agreement that:
 3 (a) the tenant may reject any offer and may continue to occupy the
 4 dwelling unit; and
 5 (b) the tenant may consult with an attorney regarding such agreement.
 6 c. A proposed buyout offer shall be considered harassment against the
 7 current tenant if the landlord:
 8 (1) provides false information in connection with a proposed buyout
 9 offer;
 10 (2) contacts the tenant at their place of employment without obtaining
 11 such tenant's permission; or
 12 (3) continues to contact the tenant within one hundred eighty days
 13 after the tenant has advised the landlord in writing that they do not
 14 want to be contacted further regarding any potential buyout offers.
 15 d. After receiving a proposed buyout agreement from a landlord, a
 16 tenant shall have a minimum of ninety days from the time the proposed
 17 buyout was presented to the tenant, to accept or reject such agreement.
 18 The tenant and landlord shall not be able to execute a buyout agreement
 19 until such ninety day period has lapsed. The tenant shall use the ninety
 20 day period to understand their rights pertaining to such agreement and
 21 to seek out assistance from counsel if they desire.
 22 e. Within ninety days after the execution of a buyout agreement for a
 23 dwelling unit, the landlord of such unit shall electronically provide to
 24 the division the following:
 25 (1) such landlord's name;
 26 (2) the address of the dwelling unit that is the subject of such
 27 buyout agreement;
 28 (3) the amount of money or, if applicable, a description of other
 29 valuable consideration agreed upon as part of the buyout agreement. If
 30 such other valuable consideration include