New York A 6777: Relates to establishing a housing part of the city court for the city of Yonkers

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A06777 Summary:

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Amd Title 1 §1, add §1-a, Title 10-A §73-a, Chap 416 of 1893

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Establishes a housing part for city court of Yonkers to have jurisdiction of such actions and proceedings; including but not limited to enforcement and foreclosure of liens, injunctions and restraining orders for the enforcement of housing standards and special proceedings to vest title in the city of Yonkers to abandoned multiple dwellings; makes various other provisions.

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03/14/2025referred to judiciary

01/07/2026referred to judiciary

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6777

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Judiciary

 AN ACT to amend chapter 416 of the laws of 1893 relating to the city
 court of Yonkers, in relation to establishing a housing part of the
 city court

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

 1 Section 1. Section 1 of title 1 of chapter 416 of the laws of 1893
 2 relating to the city court of Yonkers is amended by adding a new subdi-
 3 vision (d) to read as follows:
 4 (d) Pursuant to section 73-a in conjunction with a proceeding in the
 5 housing part.
 6 § 2. Title 1 of chapter 416 of the laws of 1893 relating to the city
 7 court of Yonkers is amended by adding a new section 1-a to read as
 8 follows:
 9 § 1-a. Housing remedies. The court shall have jurisdiction of the
 10 following actions and proceedings provided that the real property
 11 involved or part of it is situated within the city of Yonkers:
 12 (a) actions and proceedings for the establishment, enforcement or
 13 foreclosure of liens upon real property and upon the rents therefrom for
 14 criminal and civil penalties, or for costs, expenses and disbursements
 15 incurred by the city of Yonkers in the elimination or correction of a
 16 nuisance or other violations of housing standards, including, but not
 17 limited to, the building, sanitary, zoning, and fire codes of the city
 18 of Yonkers;
 19 (b) actions and proceedings for the issuance of injunctions and
 20 restraining orders or other orders for the enforcement of housing stand-
 21 ards under such law; and
 22 (c) special proceedings to vest title in the city of Yonkers to aban-
 23 doned multiple dwellings.
 24 § 3. Chapter 416 of the laws of 1893 relating to the city court of
 25 Yonkers is amended by adding a new title 10-A to read as follows:
 26 TITLE X-A
 27 Housing Part

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05868-01-5

 A. 6777 2

 1 § 73-a. Housing Part. (a) A part of the court shall be devoted to
 2 actions and proceedings involving the enforcement of state and local
 3 laws for the establishment and maintenance of housing standards, includ-
 4 ing, but not limited to, the building, sanitary, zoning and fire codes
 5 of the city of Yonkers, as follows:
 6 (1) Actions for the imposition and collection of criminal and civil
 7 penalties for the violation of such laws.
 8 (2) Actions for the collection of costs, expenses and disbursements
 9 incurred by the city of Yonkers in the elimination or correction of a
 10 nuisance or other violation of such laws, or in the removal or demoli-
 11 tion of any dwelling pursuant to such laws.
 12 (3) Actions and proceedings for the establishment, enforcement or
 13 foreclosure of liens upon real property and upon rents therefrom for
 14 criminal and civil penalties, or for costs, expenses and disbursements
 15 incurred by the city of Yonkers in the elimination or correction of a
 16 nuisance or other violation of such laws.
 17 (4) Proceedings for the issuance of injunctions and restraining orders
 18 or other orders for the enforcement of housing standards under such
 19 laws.
 20 (5) Actions and proceedings under article 7-A of the real property
 21 actions and