Senate Bill S1692

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits increase in maximum rents unless essential tenant services are maintained

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee

  • 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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2009-S1692 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Private Housing Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §31, Priv Hous Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S2106, S6388
2013-2014: S1793
2015-2016: S3556
2017-2018: S2370

2009-S1692 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits any increase in the average monthly rental of a property by a limited-profit housing company unless the appropriate local housing agency certifies that there exists no recorded violations against such property or that all recorded violations have been cleared, corrected or abated, and that such company is maintaining all essential services required to be furnished.

2009-S1692 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S1692 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1692

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 5, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KRUGER -- 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 private housing finance law, in relation to prohib-
  iting increases in maximum rents for dwellings  unless  all  essential
  services  are  maintained  and requiring certification of other condi-
  tions

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

  Section  1.   Section 31 of the private housing finance law is amended
by adding a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
  1-A.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER NO  APPLICA-
TION  FOR  AN INCREASE IN THE AVERAGE MONTHLY RENTAL MAY BE FILED UNLESS
(A) A CERTIFICATE OF THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY HAVING  JURIS-
DICTION THEREOF IS ANNEXED TO SUCH APPLICATION STATING EITHER THAT THERE
ARE  NO RECORDED VIOLATIONS AGAINST SUCH PROPERTY OR THAT ALL VIOLATIONS
THEREIN RECORDED AGAINST SUCH PROPERTY HAVE BEEN CLEARED,  CORRECTED  OR
ABATED,  OR  A  PORTION  OF  THE INCREASE IS SPECIFICALLY SET ASIDE IN A
TRUST FUND TO CORRECT ALL VIOLATIONS;  AND  (B)  THE  COMPANY  OR  OTHER
APPLICANT CERTIFIES IT IS MAINTAINING ALL ESSENTIAL SERVICES REQUIRED TO
BE FURNISHED AND WILL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN SUCH SERVICES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08378-01-9

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