N.Y. CVR Law § 96
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Removal of the perpetrator of violence while assuring continued occupancy by victim
Official statutory text
§ 96. Removal of the perpetrator of violence while assuring continued\noccupancy by victim. Actions including termination, eviction or refusal\nto renew a leasehold interest or termination of any other form of lawful\noccupancy through a judicial proceeding may be carried out against the\nperpetrator of such violence or harm. Notwithstanding the terms of an\nexisting lease, written or oral, or other form of occupancy agreement,\nany person with rights described in section ninety-one of this article\nshall have the right to continue in occupancy, and the court may so\norder, for a term equivalent to the balance of the original term and\nunder the same terms and conditions as provided in the original lease or\noccupancy agreement.\n
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