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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 1170: Excludes certain persons from the definition of occupant for the purposes of unlawful eviction

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 1170 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Excludes certain persons from the definition of occupant for the purposes of unlawful eviction. Primary sponsor: Mario Mattera (Republican/Conservative). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1 · Republican/Conservative 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mario MatteraPrimary sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate2
Patricia Canzoneri-FitzpatrickCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate9
Rob RolisonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate39
Jim TediscoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate44

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
  2. REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source