Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|
---|---|
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to housing, construction and community development |
Jun 11, 2009 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S5851
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
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
Actions
2009-S5851 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7598
- Current Committee:
- Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
- Law Section:
- New York City Administrative Code
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §26-504.2, NYC Ad Cd; amd §5, Emerg Ten Prot Act of 1974
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2011-2012:
S57, A1682
2013-2014: S797
2015-2016: S174
2017-2018: S2028, S7105
2019-2020: S5142
2009-S5851 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5851 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the administrative code of the city of New York and the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-four, in relation to the statute of limitations on notices of deregulation PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL : The bill will amend the Emergency Tenant Protection Act of 1974 and the Administrative Code of New York City. This bill will provide that the statute of limitations for challenges by a tenant to a high rent decontrol of a rent-regulated apartment is tolled during the time that the notice required by statute is not given in order to decrease the number of rent-regulated units improperly deregulated. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : This bill will: * Provide that the limitations period for challenging deregulation of a rent-regulated apartment and claim of overcharge is tolled if the landlord fails to file and serve the appropriate notice; and * Apply the sections of the bill to housing accommodations that become vacant on or after the date this bill would become law.
2009-S5851 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5851 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 11, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SQUADRON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York and the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-four, in relation to the statute of limitations on notices of deregulation THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 26-504.2 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new subdivision c to read as follows: C. NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION 26-516 OF THIS CHAPTER AND SECTION TWO HUNDRED THIRTEEN-A OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, THE PERIODS PROVIDED FOR THEREIN FOR EXAMINATION OF THE RENTAL HISTORY OF THE ACCOM- MODATION FOR THE DETERMINATION OF AN OVERCHARGE AND WHETHER THE ACCOMMO- DATION IS SUBJECT TO THIS LAW ARE EXTENDED BY THE PERIOD DURING WHICH THE OWNER IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBDIVISION B OF THIS SECTION. S 2. Paragraph 13 of subdivision a of section 5 of section 4 of chap- ter 576 of the laws of 1974, constituting the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-four, as amended by chapter 82 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows: (13) (I) any housing accommodation with a legal regulated rent of two thousand dollars or more per month at any time between the effective date of this paragraph and October first, nineteen hundred ninety-three which is or becomes vacant on or after the effective date of this para- graph, or any housing accommodation with a legal regulated rent of two thousand dollars or more per month at any time on or after the effective date of the rent regulation reform act of 1997 which is or becomes vacant on or after the effective date of the rent regulation reform act of 1997. This exclusion shall apply regardless of whether the next tenant in occupancy or any subsequent tenant in occupancy actually is charged or pays less than two thousand dollars a month. Provided howev- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10754-01-9
Comments
Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.
Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.
Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.