---
type: "Bill"
title: "Makes provisions regarding small claims jurisdiction where claimant is a tenant or lessee of real property owned by defendant that is situated within certain limits"
description: "Provides for small claims jurisdiction where claimant is a tenant or lessee of real property owned by the defendant and such real property is situated within the county, within a district of the court in the county, within the municipality in which the court is located or within the city of New York, as the case may be."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 297"
citation: "New York A 297 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["GOTTFRIED"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-06"
last_action: "2021-10-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d908d459-eb1a-4b8f-8646-0736a80bd178"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A297"
source_hash: "95d15d9f412c78e44e38d23e344c6df29ff10d035009bcd5260b88f7da8ec4d6"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 297 (2021-2022) — Makes provisions regarding small claims jurisdiction where claimant is a tenant or lessee of real property owned by defendant that is situated within certain limits

Provides for small claims jurisdiction where claimant is a tenant or lessee of real property owned by the defendant and such real property is situated within the county, within a district of the court in the county, within the municipality in which the court is located or within the city of New York, as the case may be.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A297** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A297&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **104–44** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **51–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- GOTTFRIED — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-06** REFERRED TO JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-26** REPORTED
- **2021-01-28** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.61
- **2021-03-25** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-03-25** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-03-25** REFERRED TO JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-19** SUBSTITUTED FOR S69
- **2021-04-19** 3RD READING CAL.201
- **2021-04-19** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-04-19** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-10-13** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-10-22** SIGNED CHAP.485 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d908d459-eb1a-4b8f-8646-0736a80bd178`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).