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The New York Senate has passed a bill to prevent tenants from being evicted solely because of their legal use of medical marijuana.
The legislation, sponsored by Sen. Anna Kaplan (D), cleared the chamber in a 58-2 vote on Tuesday.
It states that a “tenant shall not be removed from possession of a residential unit pursuant to this article because of such person’s certified medical use of medical marihuana.”
“It shall be a defense to a proceeding to recover possession of a residential unit that a landlord seeks such recovery...
