S9718 (2025-26 session)
NY State bill
Requires counties and/or cities to establish a plan for providing legal counsel to persons who are defendants or respondents in eviction, ejectment and foreclosure proceedings and who are financially unable to obtain counsel; defines eligible person as one whose gross individual income is not in excess of one hundred twenty-five percent of the federal income official poverty line; requires the state to match dollar for dollar the amount counties appropriate for their plans.
- Title
- Relates to the provision of legal representation to certain persons in eviction, ejectment and foreclosure proceedings
- Type
- New York State Senate bill
- Session
- 2025-26 session
- Status
- In Senate Committee
- Latest action date
- 2026-04-02
- In committee
- Local Government
- Introduced
- 2026-04-02
- Same as
- A162
- Law section
- County Law
Sponsors
- Cordell Cleare State Senator, District 30
Same as
- A162 (2025-26 session) NY State bill