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NY A 7787

in committee

Excludes certain persons from the definition of occupant for the purposes of unlawful eviction

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 7787 pass?

Not yet. NY A 7787 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

What is NY A 7787 about?

Excludes persons who, not having entered a lease or license for such dwelling with the rightful owner, enters into a dwelling unit, onto real property or otherwise settles on land or occupies real property without title, right, permission of the rightful owner, or payment of rent accepted by the rightful owner from the definition of "occupant" for the purposes of unlawful eviction.

Who sponsors NY A 7787?

Steve Stern is the primary sponsor of NY A 7787.

Description

Excludes persons who, not having entered a lease or license for such dwelling with the rightful owner, enters into a dwelling unit, onto real property or otherwise settles on land or occupies real property without title, right, permission of the rightful owner, or payment of rent accepted by the rightful owner from the definition of "occupant" for the purposes of unlawful eviction.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Steve Sternprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-04-10

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 9910not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 1170

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A7787?summary=&detail=

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