A 7982: Requires that in cases concerning dwellings with two units or less, petitions that go to trial be resolved in six months or less upon issue being joined; provides that in cases concerning dwellings with three or four units, the court shall render a final judgment on a petition no later than twelve months from the date upon which the issue is enjoined.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7982 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY April 16, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CHANG, ANGELINO, HAWLEY, SMULLEN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the real property actions and proceedings law, in relation to requiring that all petitions have a judgment rendered within six months of issue being joined The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 745 of the real property actions and proceedings 2 law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows: 3 3. The court shall render a final judgment on a petition no later than 4 six months from the date upon which issue is joined. 5 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11273-01-5