Senate Bill S3889A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires the state division of housing and community renewal to verify there are no violations on the property prior to authorizing a rent increase for major capital

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S3889 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §§26-405 & 26-511, NYC Ad Cd; amd §6, Emerg Ten Prot Act of 1974; amd §4, Emerg Hous Rent Cont L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S7760
2013-2014: S2830
2017-2018: S3612
2019-2020: S4539
2021-2022: S4948
2023-2024: S6043

2015-S3889 - Summary

Requires the state division of housing and community renewal to verify there are no class B or C housing code violations or no more than 30 class A housing code violations on the property prior to authorizing a rent increase for major capital improvements for such property; provides that outstanding violations shall be corrected by the landlord and verified by the city rent agency prior to authorization of a rent increase.

2015-S3889 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3889 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3889

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  PARKER, AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when  printed  to  be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Housing,
  Construction and Community Development

AN  ACT  to  amend  the administrative code of the city of New York, the
  emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-four and the emer-
  gency housing rent control law, in relation  to  requiring  the  state
  division of housing and community renewal to verify there are no hous-
  ing  code  violations  prior  to authorizing a rent increase for major
  capital improvements

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Paragraph  1  of  subdivision  g of section 26-405 of the
administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding  a  new
subparagraph (p) to read as follows:
  (P)  ADJUSTMENTS  MADE  PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (G) OF THIS PARAGRAPH
SHALL BE COLLECTIBLE UPON THE LANDLORD'S FILING OF  A  REPORT  WITH  THE
CITY RENT AGENCY, SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBPARAGRAPH (E) OF PARA-
GRAPH  TWO OF SUBDIVISION A OF THIS SECTION AND VERIFICATION BY THE CITY
RENT AGENCY, IN COLLABORATION WITH  LOCAL  AUTHORITIES  RESPONSIBLE  FOR
INSPECTING  BUILDINGS, THAT THE APPLICANT DOES NOT HAVE MORE THAN THIRTY
CLASS A HOUSING CODE VIOLATIONS OR A CLASS B OR C HOUSING CODE VIOLATION
ON THE PROPERTY. OUTSTANDING HOUSING  CODE  VIOLATIONS  THAT  ARE  FOUND
SHALL  BE  CLEARED,  CORRECTED OR ABATED BY THE LANDLORD AND VERIFIED BY
THE CITY RENT AGENCY PRIOR TO AUTHORIZATION OF  A  RENT  INCREASE  UNDER
SUBPARAGRAPH (G) OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
  S 2. Paragraph 6 of subdivision c of section 26-511 of the administra-
tive code of the city of New York, as amended by chapter 116 of the laws
of 1997, is amended to read as follows:
  (6)  provides  criteria whereby the commissioner may act upon applica-
tions by owners for increases in  excess  of  the  level  of  fair  rent
increase  established under this law provided, however, that such crite-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06803-01-5
              

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2015-S3889A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §§26-405 & 26-511, NYC Ad Cd; amd §6, Emerg Ten Prot Act of 1974; amd §4, Emerg Hous Rent Cont L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S7760
2013-2014: S2830
2017-2018: S3612
2019-2020: S4539
2021-2022: S4948
2023-2024: S6043

2015-S3889A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the state division of housing and community renewal to verify there are no class B or C housing code violations or no more than 30 class A housing code violations on the property prior to authorizing a rent increase for major capital improvements for such property; provides that outstanding violations shall be corrected by the landlord and verified by the city rent agency prior to authorization of a rent increase.

2015-S3889A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3889A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 3889--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  PARKER, AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when  printed  to  be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Housing,
  Construction and Community Development -- recommitted to the Committee
  on  Housing, Construction and Community Development in accordance with
  Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the administrative code of the city of New York, the
  emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-four and the emer-
  gency housing rent control law, in relation  to  requiring  the  state
  division of housing and community renewal to verify there are no hous-
  ing  code  violations  prior  to authorizing a rent increase for major
  capital improvements

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Paragraph  1  of  subdivision  g of section 26-405 of the
administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding  a  new
subparagraph (p) to read as follows:
  (P)  ADJUSTMENTS  MADE  PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (G) OF THIS PARAGRAPH
SHALL BE COLLECTIBLE UPON THE LANDLORD'S FILING OF  A  REPORT  WITH  THE
CITY RENT AGENCY, SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBPARAGRAPH (E) OF PARA-
GRAPH  TWO OF SUBDIVISION A OF THIS SECTION AND VERIFICATION BY THE CITY
RENT AGENCY, IN COLLABORATION WITH  LOCAL  AUTHORITIES  RESPONSIBLE  FOR
INSPECTING  BUILDINGS, THAT THE APPLICANT DOES NOT HAVE MORE THAN THIRTY
CLASS A HOUSING CODE VIOLATIONS OR A CLASS B OR C HOUSING CODE VIOLATION
ON THE PROPERTY. OUTSTANDING HOUSING  CODE  VIOLATIONS  THAT  ARE  FOUND
SHALL  BE  CLEARED,  CORRECTED OR ABATED BY THE LANDLORD AND VERIFIED BY
THE CITY RENT AGENCY PRIOR TO AUTHORIZATION OF  A  RENT  INCREASE  UNDER
SUBPARAGRAPH (G) OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
  S 2. Paragraph 6 of subdivision c of section 26-511 of the administra-
tive code of the city of New York, as amended by section 29 of part A of
chapter 20 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06803-02-6
              

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