§ 90. Legislative findings. No victim of domestic violence, or other person threatened with violence or in jeopardy of harm, should fail to access police or emergency assistance when needed because of the fear that doing so may result in losing their housing through eviction or other actions to remove them from the property. Some […]
§ 91. Right to call for police and emergency assistance; victim protections. 1. Any person who is a victim of domestic violence, as defined in section four hundred fifty-nine-a of the social services law, or who otherwise believes they are in need of police or emergency assistance has the right to request such assistance and […]
§ 92. Protections not applicable to breaches of lease, illicit activities or other violations of law. The protections of this article shall not be deemed to prohibit a municipality from enforcing an ordinance or local law, nor restrict a landlord from terminating, evicting or refusing to renew a tenancy, when such action is premised upon […]
§ 93. Right of property owners to be free of penalty for respecting the rights of an occupant to request police or emergency assistance. No landlord or other property owner shall be subject to fines or loss of permits or licenses by a municipality for failing to penalize or take steps to remove an occupant […]
§ 94. Limitation on right to request police or emergency assistance prohibited. A municipality, municipal authority, landlord or property owner shall not prohibit, restrict, penalize or in any other way directly or indirectly limit any person’s exercise of rights under this article and any such limitation shall be void as contrary to public policy. The […]
§ 95. Defenses. 1. It is a defense to any judicial or administrative action or proceeding taken by any municipality or municipal authority enforcing any local law or ordinance that the enforcement action directly or indirectly penalizes a residential occupant or property owner for the exercise of rights under this article. Prior to initiation of […]
§ 96. Removal of the perpetrator of violence while assuring continued occupancy by victim. Actions including termination, eviction or refusal to renew a leasehold interest or termination of any other form of lawful occupancy through a judicial proceeding may be carried out against the perpetrator of such violence or harm. Notwithstanding the terms of an […]
§ 97. Remedies. Any person or entity aggrieved by a violation of the protections created by this article shall have the right to bring an action or special proceeding in a court of appropriate jurisdiction to seek damages and/or declaratory and injunctive relief or any other remedies as provided by law with respect to such […]
§ 98. Availability of remedies. Seeking legal remedies or relief under this article shall not diminish or impair the right of a person to seek or receive any other relief, remedy or benefit under any other applicable law or legal process.
