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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Pusatere v. City of Albany, 185 N.Y.S.3d 350 (2023)

Citation
Pusatere v. City of Albany, 185 N.Y.S.3d 350 (2023)
Parent Document
Pusatere v. City of Albany, 185 N.Y.S.3d 350 (2023)
Jurisdiction
New York (state)
Effective Date
2023-03-02

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However, due to a recent legislative amendment to the RPAPL, we reach a different conclusion regarding the Code of the City of Albany § 30-323, as added by Local Law F § 1. Pursuant to this new amendment, a landlord seeking eviction in the City of Albany must comply with a local law requiring the registration of rental properties (see RPAPL 741 [6], as amended by L 2022, ch 615, § 1 [eff Feb. 19, 2023]; Code of the City of Albany § 231-128 et seq.). Because the Code of the City of Albany § 30-323 no longer contradicts state law but, instead, "merely supplements" it, that section is not preempted (Matter of Zorn v Howe, 276 AD2d at 56; see Garcia v New York City Dept. of Health & Mental Hygiene, 31 NY3d at 617-621). We have examined plaintiffs' alternative arguments for affirmance on this issue and find them to lack merit. As such, we modify the order on appeal to reflect the effect of the amendment to RPAPL 741. Egan Jr., J.P., Lynch, Ceresia and Fisher, JJ., concur.