New York Laws > Civil Rights > Article 9 – Right to Call Police and Emergency Assistance/victim Protections


§ 90	Legislative Findings
§ 91	Right to Call for Police and Emergency Assistance; Victim Protections
§ 92	Protections Not Applicable to Breaches of Lease, Illicit Activities or Other Violations of Law
§ 93	Right of Property Owners to Be Free of Penalty for Respecting the Rights of an Occupant to Request Police or Emergency Assistance
§ 94	Limitation On Right to Request Police or Emergency Assistance Prohibited
§ 95	Defenses
§ 96	Removal of the Perpetrator of Violence While Assuring Continued Occupancy by Victim
§ 97	Remedies
§ 98	Availability of Remedies

Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. ^{Source: OCC}
Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
Personal property: All property that is not real property.
Right of survivorship: The ownership rights that result in the acquisition of title to property by reason of having survived other co-owners.