Senate Bill S498

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires the division of housing and community renewal to calculate the period of rent reduction due to diminution of services from the date of actual diminution of the services

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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-S498 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Cities
Law Section:
New York City
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4884
2017-2018: S94
2019-2020: S15
2021-2022: S692
2023-2024: S3233

2015-S498 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the division of housing and community renewal to calculate the period of rent reduction due to diminution of services from the date of actual diminution of the services.

2015-S498 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S498 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   498

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities

AN ACT in relation to requiring the division of  housing  and  community
  renewal to calculate the period of rent reduction due to diminution of
  services from the date of actual diminution of the services

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

  Section 1. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the  contra-
ry,  any  rent reduction attributable to diminution of services shall be
calculated by the division of housing and community renewal to be effec-
tive upon the date that the diminution of service commenced,  regardless
of  when the diminution of services was reported to the division or that
date upon which the diminution of services was addressed  by  the  divi-
sion.  Such  rent  reduction shall be applicable to the entire period of
time the services were not maintained in full.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  apply  to  all
pending and future proceedings.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01219-01-5


              

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