New York S 7305: Relates to enacting the "protect main street act"

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S07305 Summary:

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Enacts the protect main street act to require a settlement conference prior to any further proceedings in a commercial eviction matter commenced on or after March 17, 2020 to address subjects related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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04/09/2025REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

01/07/2026REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 7305

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 9, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

 AN ACT in relation to enacting the "protect main street act"; and
 providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration there-
 of

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "protect main street act".
 3 § 2. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, prior to
 4 any further proceedings in a commercial eviction matter commenced on or
 5 after March 17, 2020, the court shall hold a settlement conference to
 6 address subjects related to COVID-19 pandemic concerns and relevant
 7 legal defenses, including but not limited to, whether an unanticipated
 8 event that could not have been foreseen or guarded against in the lease
 9 contract made performance of the subject matter of the contract, in full
 10 or in part, objectively impossible.
 11 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
 12 deemed repealed one year after such date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11525-01-5

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