Requires a petition in a summary proceeding to recover possession of real property in the city of Schenectady to allege proof of compliance with local laws requiring rental residential property registration and licensure.
Summary
This bill amends the Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law to add a Schenectady-specific pleading requirement in eviction and other summary proceedings to recover possession of real property. If the premises are in the City of Schenectady and are subject to a local law requiring rental registration as a condition of lawful rental, the petition must allege proof that the landlord has complied with that local registration or licensure requirement.
In practical terms, the bill ties a landlord’s ability to pursue a summary proceeding to compliance with local rental regulation. It does not create a new registration system statewide; instead, it makes compliance with existing Schenectady rental registration/licensure rules a required allegation in the court petition when seeking possession of covered property.
Impact
The bill would modify RPAPL section 741, which governs the contents of petitions in summary proceedings, by adding a new subdivision applicable only in Schenectady. Landlords filing eviction-related petitions for covered rental property would need to plead proof of compliance with local registration/licensure laws, and failure to do so could affect the sufficiency of the petition. The measure would strengthen enforcement of local landlord registration rules and could give tenants an additional procedural defense where a landlord has not complied with those local requirements.
Sentiment
No committee transcript or vote record is provided, so there is no direct evidence of debate or formal support/opposition in the materials. Based on the bill text and caption, the measure appears to be a targeted tenant-protection and code-enforcement bill aimed at ensuring landlords comply with local rental regulations before using the courts to recover possession. The overall framing suggests a regulatory compliance focus rather than a broad policy overhaul.
Contention
The likely point of contention is whether conditioning access to summary eviction proceedings on proof of local registration/licensure is an appropriate enforcement mechanism. Supporters would likely view it as a way to promote landlord accountability and compliance with Schenectady’s rental laws, while opponents may argue it adds a procedural hurdle that could delay possession cases or create technical defenses unrelated to the underlying tenancy dispute. Because the bill is limited to Schenectady, another possible issue is the city-specific nature of the requirement and whether similar rules should be applied uniformly statewide.
Same As
Requires a petition in a summary proceeding to recover possession of real property in the city of Schenectady to allege proof of compliance with local laws requiring rental residential property registration and licensure.
Requires a petition in a summary proceeding to recover possession of real property in the city of Schenectady to allege proof of compliance with local laws requiring rental residential property registration and licensure.
Requires a petition in a summary proceeding to recover possession of real property in the city of Schenectady to allege proof of compliance with local laws requiring rental residential property registration and licensure.
Prohibits naming dependent children under the age of 18 living in the same household with a parent or guardian in petitions to recover possession of real property and eviction warrants; seals any records pertaining to dependent children under the age of 18 living in the same household with a parent or guardian who were residing on or removed from such property.
Requires that in order to commence a summary proceeding for eviction in the city of Syracuse pursuant to article 7 of the real property actions and proceedings law, the party must plead and prove compliance with any local law requiring the registration or licensure of residential rental dwellings.
Requires that in order to commence a summary proceeding for eviction in the city of Syracuse pursuant to article 7 of the real property actions and proceedings law, the party must plead and prove compliance with any local law requiring the registration or licensure of residential rental dwellings.