NY State Senate Bill 2009-S8130

Senate Bill S8130

Signed By Governor

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires bedbug infestation history to be provided to any lessee of real property within New York city

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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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Aug 30, 2010	signed chap.477
Aug 18, 2010	delivered to governor
Jun 24, 2010	returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.300 substituted for a10356b referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate
Jun 23, 2010	ordered to third reading cal.1159 committee discharged and committed to rules
Jun 10, 2010	referred to housing, construction and community development

Votes

- Jun 24, 2010 - Floor Vote
  S8130
  
  61
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 24, 2010
      
      aye (61)
      
      Adams
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Alesi
      
      Aubertine
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Duane
      
      Espada
      
      Farley
      
      Flanagan
      
      Foley
      
      Fuschillo
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Huntley
      
      Johnson
      
      Johnson
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      Kruger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Leibell
      
      Libous
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Maziarz
      
      McDonald
      
      Montgomery
      
      Nozzolio
      
      Onorato
      
      Oppenheimer
      
      Padavan
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Perkins
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Robach
      
      Saland
      
      Sampson
      
      Savino
      
      Schneiderman
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      Smith
      
      Squadron
      
      Stachowski
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Thompson
      
      Valesky
      
      Volker
      
      Winner
      
      Young
      
      excused (1)
      
      Morahan
  Jun 23, 2010 - Rules Committee Vote
  S8130
  
  20
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  2
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  1
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 23, 2010
      
      aye (20)
      
      Dilan
      
      Duane
      
      Espada
      
      Farley
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Johnson
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Larkin
      
      Montgomery
      
      Padavan
      
      Parker
      
      Saland
      
      Serrano
      
      Smith
      
      Stachowski
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      Volker
      
      aye wr (2)
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      absent (1)
      
      Hannon

2009-S8130 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A10356
Law Section:: New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:: Add §27-2018.1 NYC Ad Cd

2009-S8130 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires owners or lessors to provide bedbug infestation history for the previous year to any lessee of real property within New York city before the lease of such property.

2009-S8130 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S8130

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the administrative code of the city of New York,
in relation to requiring owners
or landlords
of a property
within the city of New York to disclose bedbug
infestation history of such
property before it is leased

PURPOSE:
The purpose of this legislation is to offer prospective tenants
information on prior bedbug infestations within the property in
question.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
The bill will amend, the administrative code of the city of New York
to add new section 27-2018.1, Notice of Infestation History:

a. For housing accommodations subject to this code, an owner shall
furnish to each tenant signing a vacancy, lease, a notice in a form
promulgated or approved by the state division of housing and
community renewal that sets forth the property's bedbug infestation
history for the previous year regarding the premises rented by the

tenant and the building in which the premises are located.

b. Upon written complaint, in a form promulgated or approved by the
division of housing and community renewal, by the tenant that he or
she was not furnished with a copy of the notice required pursuant to
subdivision a of this section, the division of housing and community
renewal shall order the owner to furnish the notice.

JUSTIFICATION:
Prospective tenants have a right to access relevant documentation
regarding the history of bedbugs within their new living spaces. This
information is essential to making an informed decision and
should not be withheld from consumers. Should a prospective landlord
refuse to supply this information, they should be compelled to
provide it.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
None.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2009-S8130 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  8130

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 10, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. PERALTA -- 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, in
  relation to requiring owners or landlords of  a  property  within  the
  city  of New York to disclose bedbug infestation history of such prop-
  erty before it is leased

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

  Section  1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended
by adding a new section 27-2018.1 to read as follows:
  S 27-2018.1 NOTICE OF  BEDBUG  INFESTATION  HISTORY.  A.  FOR  HOUSING
ACCOMMODATIONS  SUBJECT  TO  THIS  CODE,  AN OWNER SHALL FURNISH TO EACH
TENANT SIGNING A VACANCY LEASE,  A  NOTICE  IN  A  FORM  PROMULGATED  OR
APPROVED  BY  THE  STATE  DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL THAT
SETS FORTH THE PROPERTY'S BEDBUG INFESTATION HISTORY  FOR  THE  PREVIOUS
YEAR  REGARDING  THE  PREMISES  RENTED BY THE TENANT AND THE BUILDING IN
WHICH THE PREMISES ARE LOCATED.
  B. UPON WRITTEN COMPLAINT, IN A FORM PROMULGATED OR  APPROVED  BY  THE
DIVISION  OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL, BY THE TENANT THAT HE OR SHE
WAS NOT FURNISHED WITH A COPY OF THE NOTICE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO  SUBDI-
VISION  A OF THIS SECTION, THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL
SHALL ORDER THE OWNER TO FURNISH THE NOTICE.
  S 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD16363-06-0

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