Senate Bill S5840

Signed By Governor
2011-2012 Legislative Session

Extends the provisions of rent control laws

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A8508 - Signed by Governor


  • 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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2011-S5840 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8508
Law Section:
Emergency Housing Rent Control Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §17, Chap 576 of 1974; amd §1, Emerg Hous Rent Cont L; amd §2, Chap 329 of 1963; amd §10, Chap 555 of 1982; amd §4, Chap 402 of 1983; amd §46, Chap 116 of 1997

2011-S5840 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends the provisions of rent control laws.

2011-S5840 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S5840 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5840

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 21, 2011
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend chapter 576 of the laws of 1974 amending  the  emergency
  housing  rent control law relating to the control of and stabilization
  of rent in certain cases, the  emergency  housing  rent  control  law,
  chapter  329  of  the laws of 1963 amending the emergency housing rent
  control law relating to recontrol of rents in Albany, chapter  555  of
  the laws of 1982 amending the general business law and the administra-
  tive  code  of the city of New York relating to conversion of residen-
  tial  property to cooperative or condominium ownership in the city  of
  New  York,  chapter 402 of the laws of 1983 amending the general busi-
  ness law relating to conversions of  rental  residential  property  to
  cooperative  or condominium ownership in certain municipalities in the
  counties of Nassau, Westchester and Rockland and the  rent  regulation
  reform  act of 1997, in relation to extending the period of effective-
  ness thereof

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

  Section 1. Section 17 of chapter 576 of the laws of 1974, amending the
emergency  housing  rent  control  law  relating  to  the control of and
stabilization of rent in certain cases, as amended by chapter 79 of  the
laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
  S  17.  Effective  date.    This act shall take effect immediately and
shall remain in full force and effect until and including  the  [twenty-
first]  TWENTY-SECOND  day  of  June  2011; except that sections two and
three shall take effect with respect to any city having a population  of
one  million  or  more and section one shall take effect with respect to
any other city, or any town or village whenever  the  local  legislative
body  of  a  city,  town or village determines the existence of a public
emergency pursuant to section three of the emergency  tenant  protection
act  of  nineteen  seventy-four, as enacted by section four of this act,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD12075-01-1
              

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