REAL PROPERTY LAW
S 235 Wilful violations.
1. Any lessor, agent, manager, superintendent or janitor of any building, or part thereof, the lease or rental agreement whereof by its terms, expressed, or implied, requires the furnishing of hot or cold water, heat, light, power, elevator service, telephone service, or any other service or facility to any occupant of said building, who wilfully or intentionally fails to furnish such water,. heat, light,. power, elevator service, telephone service or other service or facility at any time when the same are necessary to the proper or customary use of such building, or part thereof, or any lessor, agent manager, superintendent or janitor who wilfully and intentionally interferes with the quiet enjoyment of the leased premises by such occupant is guilty of a violation.
2. Any lessor, agent, manager,superintendent or janitor of any building, or part thereof, who wilfully or intentionally acts to prevent or obstruct the delivery of fuel oil ordered in compliance with either section three hundred two-c of the multiple dwelling law or section three hundred five-c of the multiple residence law or the refiring of an oil burner after such a delivery shall be guilty of a violation.
Added by Laws 1965, Ch. 1030 and Laws 1967, Ch. 680. eff. Sept. 1. 1967-, amended by Laws 1980. Ch. 85, eff. April 28. 1980. by adding section 2.
NOTE: This says it is a criminal violation for your landlord to evict you in any way : by changing the locks, shutting off the utilities, throwing out your furniture, etc. He must take you to district court - and, even then, if you lose only the sheriff actually does the evicting.