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NY Mil L § 318 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MIL - Military Article 13 - New York State Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act 318 - Policy of the State.

§  318. Policy of the state. 1. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state that citizens and residents of  the  state  should  not  be discriminated against because they are subject to military duty pursuant to  this  chapter  or  the  laws  of the United States or both; and that persons doing business in the state should not  refuse  to  employ  such persons because they are so subject to military duty.   2.  (a)  No person shall solicit, require, demand or otherwise request that a person waive any of his or her rights under this article, whether existing at that time or thereafter to accrue.  (b) Any person who shall  knowingly  violate  paragraph  (a)  of  this subdivision  shall  be  guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by imprisonment not to exceed one year,  or  by  fine  not  to  exceed  one thousand  dollars,  or  both  such  imprisonment  and fine, and shall be further subject to a civil penalty in  an  amount  not  to  exceed  five thousand  dollars  for each occurrence. Such penalty may be recovered in an action brought by the attorney general  in  any  court  of  competent jurisdiction.  (c) Any waiver entered into in violation of this subdivision shall not be  deemed  to be binding on any person in military service who executed such waiver.
NY Mil L § 319 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MIL - Military Article 13 - New York State Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act 319 - Evasive Transfers of Interest.

§ 319. Evasive  transfers  of  interest.    Where in any proceeding to   enforce a civil right  in  any  court  it  is  made  to  appear  to  the   satisfaction  of  the court that any interest, property, or contract has   since the date of the approval of this act been transferred or  acquired   with  intent  to  delay  the  just  enforcement  of such right by taking   advantage of this act, the court shall enter such judgment or make  such   order  as  might lawfully be entered or made, the provisions of this act   to the contrary notwithstanding.
NY Mil L § 321 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MIL - Military Article 13 - New York State Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act 321 - Certificates of Service.

§ 321. Certificates of service.  1. In any proceeding under this act a   certificate  executed by an officer of the applicable force of the armed   forces of the United States or by an officer of the applicable force  of   the  organized  militia shall, when produced, be prima facie evidence of   the facts therein certified and of the authority of the signer to  issue   the same.2.  When  a  person  in  military service has been reported missing he   shall be presumed to continue in such service until accounted  for,  and   no  period  herein  limited  which begins or ends with the death of such   person shall begin or end until the death of  such  person  is  in  fact   reported to or proved by the applicable force of the armed forces of the   United States or of the organized militia, or until such death is proved   by  a  court  of competent jurisdiction; provided, that no period herein   limited which begins or ends with the death  of  such  person  shall  be   extended  beyond  a  period  of  six months after the time when this act   ceases to be in force.
NY Mil L § 322 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MIL - Military Article 13 - New York State Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act 322 - Interlocutory Orders.

§ 322. Interlocutory  orders.    Any  interlocutory  order made by any   court under the provisions of this act may, upon the court's own  motion   or  otherwise,  be revoked, modified, or extended by it upon such notice   to the parties affected as it may require.
NY Mil L § 323-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws MIL - Military Article 13 - New York State Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act 323-A - Maximum Rate of Interest.

§  323-a. Maximum rate of interest. No obligation or liability bearing   interest at a rate in excess of six  percent  per  year  incurred  by  a   person  in  active  military  service  in the armed forces of the United   States or in active military service of the  organized  militia  of  the   state  before  that  person's  entry into such service shall, during any   part of the period active military service, bear interest at a  rate  in   excess of six percent per year unless, in the opinion of the court, upon   application  thereto  by  the  obligee,  the  ability  of such person in   military service to pay interest upon such obligation or liability at  a   rate  in  excess  of  six percent per year is not materially affected by   reason of such service, in which case the court may make such  order  as   in  its opinion may be just. As used in this section the term "interest"   includes service charges, renewal charges, fees and  any  other  charges   (except  bona  fide  insurance)  with  respect  to  such  obligation  or   liability.
NY Mil L § 323-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws MIL - Military Article 13 - New York State Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act 323-B - Filing Fees Waiver; Civil Actions.

§  323-b.  Filing  fees  waiver; civil actions. In any civil action or   proceeding commenced in any court by a person who is an active member of   the force of the organized militia, as defined by  subdivision  nine  of   section one of this chapter, where the dispute or controversy is related   to  such  person's service in the organized militia or the reserves, and   the claims are based in whole or in part on  this  chapter,  or  on  the   human rights law relating to military status, or on title 38 or title 50   of  the  United  States  code,  all  court  costs or filing fees for the   commencement of the civil action or proceeding shall be waived.
NY Mil L § 324 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MIL - Military Article 13 - New York State Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act 324 - Separability.

§ 324. Separability.    If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of   this article or the application thereof to any person or  circumstances,   shall,  for any reason, be adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction   to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the   remainder of this article, and the application thereof to other  persons   or  circumstances, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause,   sentence,  paragraph,  or  part  thereof  directly   involved   in   the   controversy  in  which such judgment shall have been rendered and to the   person or circumstances involved.   It is  hereby  declared  to  be  the   legislative  intent  that  this article would have been adopted had such   invalid provisions not been included.
NY Mil L § 325 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MIL - Military Article 13 - New York State Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act 325 - Inconsistent Provisions in Other Acts.

§ 325. Inconsistent   provisions  in  other  acts.    Insofar  as  the   provisions of this act are inconsistent with the provisions of any other   act, general or special, or of any local law, the provisions of this act   shall be controlling.
NY Mil L § 326 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MIL - Military Article 13 - New York State Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act 326 - Article Thirteen of Military Law, Added by Laws of Nineteen Hundred Forty-One, Chapter Six Hundred Eighty-Six.

§ 326. Article  thirteen  of  military  law, added by laws of nineteen   hundred forty-one, chapter six hundred  eighty-six.    Wherever  in  any   section  or  provision of Article thirteen of the military law, added by   laws of nineteen hundred forty-one, chapter six hundred  eighty-six,  as   last  amended  by  laws  of  nineteen hundred forty-seven, chapter three   hundred fifty-six, a proceeding, remedy,  privilege,  stay,  limitation,   accounting  or  other  transaction  has been authorized or provided with   respect to military service performed prior  to  April  first,  nineteen   hundred  forty-eight,  such  section  or  provision  shall  be deemed to   continue in full force and effect so long as may be  necessary  for  the   exercise  or  enjoyment  of  such  proceeding,  remedy, privilege, stay,   limitation, accounting or other transaction.
NY Mil L § 327 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MIL - Military Article 13 - New York State Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act 327 - Duration of the Emergency.

§ 327. Duration  of the emergency.  This act shall remain in force and   effect until repealed or otherwise terminated by subsequent act  of  the   legislature.
NY Mil L § 328 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MIL - Military Article 13 - New York State Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act 328 - Short Title.

§ 328. Short  title.  This article shall be known and may be cited and   referred to as the "New York Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act  of   1951".
NY Mult Dwell L § 1 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MDW - Multiple Dwelling Article 1 - Introductory Provisions; Definitions 1 - Short Title.

§  1.  Short  title.  This  chapter  shall  be  known as the "multiple   dwelling law."
NY Mult Dwell L § 2 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MDW - Multiple Dwelling Article 1 - Introductory Provisions; Definitions 2 - Legislative Finding.

§  2.  Legislative  finding.  It  is  hereby  declared  that intensive   occupation of multiple dwelling sites, overcrowding of multiple dwelling   rooms,  inadequate  provision  for  light  and  air,  and   insufficient   protection  against  the  defective  provision for escape from fire, and   improper sanitation of multiple dwellings in certain areas of the  state   are  a  menace  to  the  health, safety, morals, welfare, and reasonable   comfort of the citizens of the state; and  that  the  establishment  and   maintenance of proper housing standards requiring sufficient light, air,   sanitation  and protection from fire hazards are essential to the public   welfare.  Therefore the provisions hereinafter  prescribed  are  enacted   and  their  necessity  in  the  public  interest is hereby declared as a   matter of legislative determination.
NY Mult Dwell L § 8 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MDW - Multiple Dwelling Article 2 - Miscellaneous Application Provisions 8 - General Application of Chapter to Dwellings.

§ 8. General application of chapter to dwellings. All the requirements   of  this  chapter  shall  apply  to  all  kinds  and classes of multiple   dwellings, except where there are specific provisions,  requirements  or   exceptions  for  one or more kinds or classes.  A specific provision for   one kind or class of dwelling shall apply only to that kind or class  of   dwelling  to which such reference is made. Whenever a specific provision   is inconsistent with a general provision of this chapter,  the  specific   provision  shall  apply  and  take precedence. The department shall have   power to classify dwellings in accordance with the  provisions  of  this   chapter.
NY Mult Dwell L § 10 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MDW - Multiple Dwelling Article 2 - Miscellaneous Application Provisions 10 - Time for Compliance.

§  10.  Time  for compliance. All alterations required by this chapter   upon dwellings erected before its adoption  by  or  application  to  any   city,  town  or village, in whole or in part, shall, unless specifically   provided otherwise in this chapter, be made not later  than  five  years   after  such  adoption  or application, or at such earlier date as may be   deemed necessary by the  department  in  order  to  remove  a  condition   dangerous or detrimental to life or health.
NY Mult Dwell L § 11 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MDW - Multiple Dwelling Article 2 - Miscellaneous Application Provisions 11 - Dwellings Damaged or Moved.

§ 11. Dwellings damaged or moved. 1. If a multiple dwelling be damaged   by  fire or other cause to the extent of two-thirds or more of its value   at the time of such damage exclusive of the  value  of  the  foundation,   such dwelling shall not be repaired or rebuilt except in conformity with   the provisions of this chapter relative to dwellings erected after April   eighteenth, nineteen hundred twenty-nine.2.  If  any non-fireproof stair in any multiple dwelling be damaged by   fire or other cause to such extent that such stair or the  first  flight   thereof  above  the entrance story is required to be rebuilt, such stair   to the extent that it is required to be rebuilt shall  be  fire-retarded   throughout.3.  If  any  dwelling  be moved from one lot to another, such dwelling   shall thereupon be made to conform to all the provisions of this chapter   relative to light, ventilation, fire protection and egress of a dwelling   erected after April eighteenth, nineteen  hundred  twenty-nine,  but  no   frame  building of any kind whatsoever shall be moved so as to be placed   upon the same lot with any multiple dwelling,  nor  shall  any  multiple   dwelling  be  moved  so as to be placed upon the same lot with any frame   building.
NY Mult Dwell L § 12 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MDW - Multiple Dwelling Article 2 - Miscellaneous Application Provisions 12 - Prohibited Uses.

§  12.  Prohibited  uses.  1. It shall be unlawful to use any multiple   dwelling or any part of the lot or premises thereof for the  purpose  of   prostitution or assignation of any description.2.  It  shall be unlawful to keep any horse, cow, calf, swine, rabbit,   sheep, goat, chicken or duck, or any pigeon  except  Antwerp  or  homing   pigeons,  in  or  on  any  multiple  dwelling  or on the lot or premises   thereof unless  permitted  by  and  in  accordance  with  local  law  or   regulation.3.  It  shall  be unlawful to use any multiple dwelling or any part of   the lot or premises thereof for the keeping, storing or handling of  any   combustible  article  or any article dangerous or detrimental to life or   health, unless a permit is obtained for  such  use  in  conformity  with   provisions  prescribed  by  local law, and where such local law does not   exist, in conformity with provisions prescribed by the fire department.
NY Mult Dwell L § 13 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MDW - Multiple Dwelling Article 2 - Miscellaneous Application Provisions 13 - Application of Chapter to Existing Dwellings.

§  13.  Application  of  chapter  to  existing dwellings. Any building   erected and occupied on or before  April  eighteenth,  nineteen  hundred   twenty-nine, or thereafter, as a tenement, which is not recorded as such   in  the  department, shall be required to comply with all the provisions   governing dwellings of like class  or  kind  erected  after  such  date.   Except  as  otherwise expressly required in this section and in sections   nine  and  twenty-five,  subdivision  six  of  section  thirty-one,  and   sections thirty-three, sixty-six and sixty-seven and in articles six and   seven,  nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require any change   in the construction, use or occupancy of any multiple dwelling  lawfully   occupied  as  such  on  April  eighteenth, nineteen hundred twenty-nine,   under  the  provisions  of  all  local  laws,  ordinances,   rules   and   regulations applicable thereto on such date; but should the occupancy of   any such dwelling be changed to any other kind or class after such date,   such dwelling shall be required to comply with the provisions of section   nine.
NY Mult Dwell L § 14 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MDW - Multiple Dwelling Article 2 - Miscellaneous Application Provisions 14 - Application of Chapter to Uncompleted Dwellings.

§  14.  Application  of  chapter  to  uncompleted  dwellings.  1.  The   provisions of this chapter relating to multiple dwellings erected  after   April  eighteenth,  nineteen hundred twenty-nine, shall not apply to any   multiple dwelling for which plans were on file with the department or  a   permit  to  commence building was issued by the department before August   ninth, nineteen hundred twenty-nine, and the entire building shall  have   been completed according to the plans filed with the department, subject   to  any lawful subsequent amendment thereto, before July first, nineteen   hundred forty-seven.2. No provisions of any part  of  this  section  shall  be  deemed  to   prohibit  the  amendment  of  any  plans filed and approved before April   eighteenth, nineteen hundred twenty-nine, if such amendment  would  have   been  lawful  before  such  date, or if such amendment complies with the   requirements of this chapter for alterations to buildings of like  class   and kind existing before April eighteenth, nineteen hundred twenty-nine.3. A permit to commence building issued by the department before April   eighteenth,  nineteen  hundred  twenty-nine,  based upon plans filed and   approved for a multiple dwelling described in subdivision one, shall  be   deemed to be in compliance with section three hundred.4.  The  provisions  of  this  chapter  relating to multiple dwellings   erected and occupied as such before April eighteenth,  nineteen  hundred   twenty-nine,  shall  apply  to  the dwellings described in this section;   except, however, that unless otherwise  expressly  required  in  article   three  nothing  in this chapter shall be construed to require any change   in the plans or occupancy of any such dwelling if it  be  fireproof  and   the plans therefore when filed were in compliance with the provisions of   all local laws, ordinances, rules and regulations applicable thereto and   in  effect  on  April  eighteenth, nineteen hundred twenty-nine, or were   subsequently amended to comply with such provisions.
NY Mult Dwell L § 161 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MDW - Multiple Dwelling Article 5-A - Garden-Type Maisonette Dwelling Projects 161 - Application of Article Five-A.

§  161.  Application of article five-A. The provisions of this article   shall apply to garden-type maisonette dwelling  projects  erected  under   plans  filed  with the department on or after April eighteenth, nineteen   hundred fifty-four. They shall apply to all such dwellings unless  their   application  is  expressly  limited  to dwellings of a particular class.   They shall apply in addition  to,  and  not  in  substitution  for,  the   provisions  of  article  three.  Such dwellings need not comply with the   provisions of sections  twenty-eight,  thirty-five,  thirty-six,  fifty,   fifty-four, and sixty-five, or with articles four, five, six or seven of   this chapter, but such dwellings shall comply with all of the provisions   of  the  building  code applicable to residential buildings of this type   and kind. A garden-type maisonette dwelling project, which is erected in   accordance with the applicable provisions of this chapter for  fireproof   or  non-fireproof  dwellings  other  than the provisions of this article   five-A, shall not be required to comply  with  the  provisions  of  this   article.
NY Mult Dwell L § 162 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MDW - Multiple Dwelling Article 5-A - Garden-Type Maisonette Dwelling Projects 162 - Single Ownership.

§  162.  Single  ownership. The owner of any site or plot upon which a   garden-type maisonette dwelling project is proposed to be erected  shall   execute  and  file  in the office of the recording officer in the county   where deeds of conveyances are recorded an instrument in  writing  which   shall  declare  that,  so  long  as  any of the buildings proposed to be   erected remain standing, a conveyance of  any  part  or  parts  of  such   project  shall,  thereupon, cause all the buildings on such site or plot   to be and become unlawful  structures,  and  any  prior  certificate  of   occupancy  issued  for  such  structures  shall  thereupon  become void.   Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit the sale of any part   of such project, provided, however, that the part which is  so  conveyed   and  the remaining part of the project shall be made to comply to all of   the applicable provisions of this chapter.
NY Mult Dwell L § 163 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MDW - Multiple Dwelling Article 5-A - Garden-Type Maisonette Dwelling Projects 163 - Construction and Arrangement.

§  163.  Construction and arrangement. Garden-type maisonette dwelling   projects may be erected on condition that they comply with the following   provisions:1. The  dwelling  units  in  such  projects,  together,  or  in  their   aggregate,  do  not exceed in superficial area thirty-five per centum of   the area of the site or plot upon which such projects are erected.2. The units in such projects do not exceed two stories in height.3. Each section contains not more than two apartments in any unit.4. Every one or two-family unit is separated from all other such units   by  an  unpierced  partition   constructed   of   materials   having   a   fire-resistive  rating  of  at least one hour and such partition extends   from the first floor above the basement or cellar of the dwelling to the   top of the roof boards in such manner as to prevent the passage of fire,   smoke or gases between units.5. a. A project section shall  not  be  constructed  of  units  which,   together,  are  of a greater area than three thousand square feet unless   divided by unpierced fire walls of masonry or other materials  having  a   fire-resistive  rating  of  at  least  three  hours.  Such wall shall be   continuous from the floor of the lowest level of the dwelling to the top   of the roof boards and be fire-stopped at floors and roof in such manner   as to prevent the passage of fire, smoke or gas between areas.b. Fire walls shall extend at least two feet above the  level  of  the   finished  roof  or,  in  lieu thereof, where there is a peaked or sloped   roof, the ceiling of the attic of  all  units  comprising  such  section   shall  be covered with gypsum plaster-boards three-eighths of an inch in   thickness or with other materials having the same fire-resistive rating.6. The facing of the exterior walls shall be of brick veneer not  less   than four inches in thickness or may be of one or a combination of other   materials;  and  the interior facing of such walls shall be covered with   one-half-inch thick plaster boards and three-eighths-inch  thick  sanded   gypsum  plaster or a combination of other materials which, when combined   with the exterior materials shall have a  fire-resistive  rating  of  at   least one hour.7.  Cellar  ceilings  throughout  shall be covered with gypsum plaster   boards three-eighths of an inch in thickness  or  with  other  materials   having  the same fire resistive rating. A heating plant located within a   section shall be completely enclosed with incombustible materials having   a fire resistive rating  of  at  least  three  hours  and  all  openings   therefrom  to  other  parts  of  the  dwelling  shall  be  equipped with   fire-proof doors and assemblies with the doors self closing.8.  Concealed  vertical  and  horizontal  draft  openings   shall   be   fire-stopped with incombustible materials.
NY Mult Dwell L § 262 (2021)
2021 New York Laws MDW - Multiple Dwelling Article 7-A - Temporary Provisions 262 - Alteration of Uncompleted Buildings.

§  262.  Alteration  of uncompleted buildings.  The provisions of this   chapter relating to multiple dwellings erected after  April  eighteenth,   nineteen  hundred twenty-nine, shall not apply to any fireproof building   structurally enclosed but uncompleted on April first,  nineteen  hundred   forty-five,  conforming  to  the  provisions  of the local zoning law or   resolution applicable to an apartment hotel, in effect at  the  time  of   the  approval  of  the original plans filed for the construction of such   building, and which building shall thereafter be altered  and  completed   as  a class A multiple dwelling, in accordance with plans and amendments   thereto approved by the department. Such building,  if  so  altered  and   completed  on or before July first, nineteen hundred forty-eight, may be   lawfully occupied thereafter as  a  class  A  multiple  dwelling  if  it   conforms  with  the  provisions  of  section  twenty-five  applicable to   fireproof class A multiple  dwellings  occupied  as  such  before  April   eighteenth, nineteen hundred twenty-nine.