N.Y. Civil Rights Law § 96: Removal of the perpetrator of violence while assuring continued occupancy by victim

§ 96. Removal of the perpetrator of violence while assuring continued

occupancy by victim. Actions including termination, eviction or refusal

to renew a leasehold interest or termination of any other form of lawful

occupancy through a judicial proceeding may be carried out against the

perpetrator of such violence or harm. Notwithstanding the terms of an

existing lease, written or oral, or other form of occupancy agreement,

any person with rights described in section ninety-one of this article

shall have the right to continue in occupancy, and the court may so

order, for a term equivalent to the balance of the original term and

under the same terms and conditions as provided in the original lease or

occupancy agreement.