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A fair eviction process is regulated through federal law, state law, local law, common law, and court procedures. [2] There are limited federal laws dedicated specifically to domestic eviction regulation. However, there are federal protections in place that protect tenants against unlawful housing practices.
New Jersey was the first state to pass a just-cause eviction law in 1974. [1] Interest in these laws has grown in recent years with California passing a just-cause eviction law in 2019 [4] and Oregon passing a bill enumerating valid causes for evicting tenants the same year. [5] Washington passed a similar bill in 2021. [6]
New York uses a system called "continuous codification" whereby each session law clearly identifies the law and section of the Consolidated Laws affected by its passage. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Unlike civil law codes , the Consolidated Laws are systematic but neither comprehensive nor preemptive, and reference to other laws and case law is often necessary ...
Pursuant to the state constitution, the New York State Legislature has enacted legislation, called chapter laws or slip laws when printed separately. [2] [3] [4] The bills and concurrent resolutions proposing amendments to the state or federal constitutions of each legislative session are called session laws and published in the official Laws of New York.
The law, which was passed by the New York state legislature and is implemented by the city, generally applies to buildings constructed before 1974 with at least six units, covering nearly one ...
Pages in category "Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by New York (state)" The following 72 pages are in this category, out of 72 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
After the 2018 elections – in which Democrats took control of the New York State Senate for the first time in a decade and just the third time in 50 years [2] – momentum began on behalf of changes to landlord-tenant law. [3] [4] Eventually, a package of nine bills emerged which incorporated a large number of proposed changes. [5]
Topping the new laws that go into effect on Jan. 1 is the state's new paid pre-natal leave policy, allowing pregnant employees to take 20 hours of paid leave for a long list of pregnancy-related ...