S 2609: Authorizes the district attorney to intervene in a proceeding brought by the owner of a premises upon which the tenant's occupancy is illegal.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2609 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE January 21, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development AN ACT to amend the real property actions and proceedings law, in relation to the intervention of the district attorney having jurisdic- tion in a proceeding where use or occupancy of residential rental property is illegal The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 715 of the real property actions and proceedings 2 law is amended by adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows: 3 6. In any proceeding commenced by an owner, pursuant to this section 4 or section seven hundred eleven of this article, for the removal from 5 the possession of premises from a tenant or tenants upon any ground 6 specified in subdivision one of this section, subdivision five of 7 section seven hundred eleven of this article or subdivision one of 8 section two hundred thirty-one of the real property law, the district 9 attorney having jurisdiction over such premises may intervene and appear 10 as of right in such proceeding by filing a notice of appearance with the 11 court. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06947-01-5