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227-C - Termination of Residential Lease by Victims of Domestic Violence.

NY Real Prop L § 227-C (2019) (N/A)
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(b) The court shall issue such order only if the applicant lessee or tenant establishes to the satisfaction of the court that:

(i) notwithstanding the existence of an order of protection there continues to exist a substantial risk of physical or emotional harm to such person or such person's child from the party covered by the order of protection if the parties remain in the premises and that relocation will substantially reduce such risk;

(ii) the lessee or tenant attempted to secure the voluntary consent of the lessor or owner to terminate the lease or rental agreement and the lessor or owner refused to permit termination; and

(iii) the lessee or tenant is acting in good faith.

(c) The court shall condition the granting of the order on the following terms:

(i) All sums due under the lease or rental agreement through the termination date of such lease or rental agreement are timely paid;

(ii) That upon termination:

(a) the premises are delivered to the lessor or owner free of all tenants and occupants and in accordance with the terms of the lease relating to delivery of the premises at the termination of the lease, provided that the applicant shall not be responsible for ensuring that the person covered by the order of protection is not present; or

(b) if there are also tenants on the lease other than the applicant tenant and the person covered by the order of protection, the court shall not, except upon consent of such additional tenants, terminate the entire co-tenancy, but the court may sever the co-tenancy, in which case the applicant tenant shall vacate by the termination date; and

(iii) That adjustments be made through to termination date for any rent or other payments made in advance or which have accrued by the terms of such lease or rental agreement.

(d) The order shall specify the termination date which shall be no earlier than thirty days and no later than one hundred fifty days after the due date of the next rental payment subsequent to the date such order is served on the lessor or owner.

(e) The order shall be served on the lessor or owner and any co-tenants by the court or in the manner directed by the court. 3. The lessor or owner and any co-tenants shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard by the court and express opposition to the issuance or terms of a termination order. If the court is not satisfied that there has been adequate notice of the application to the lessor, owner, or any co-tenants, it may briefly adjourn the matter or take other steps to provide for such notice, but shall not direct that the applicant lessee or tenant make personal service of the application, or of a termination order, upon a co-tenant covered by the order of protection. 4. Any agreement by a lessee or tenant of premises occupied for dwelling purposes waiving or modifying his or her rights as set forth in this section shall be void as contrary to public policy.

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227-C - Termination of Residential Lease by Victims of Domestic Violence.