Assembly Bill A617

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires rent reduction in cases of submetered utility service

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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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2013-A617 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S919
Law Section:
Multiple Dwelling Law
Laws Affected:
Add §302-d, Mult Dwell L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9112, S6351
2011-2012: A493, S2757
2015-2016: S1160
2017-2018: S3448
2019-2020: S2064
2021-2022: S1366
2023-2024: S801

2013-A617 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires rent reduction in cases of submetered utility service; directs the division of housing and community renewal to develop a standard reduction and an appeals process.

2013-A617 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   617

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. GIBSON, CRESPO, HOOPER -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M. of A. GLICK, GOTTFRIED, PEOPLES-STOKES, PRETLOW, WEISENBERG -- read
  once and referred to the Committee on Housing

AN ACT to amend the multiple dwelling law, in relation to rent reduction
  in cases of submetered utility service

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

  Section  1.  The  multiple  dwelling  law  is  amended by adding a new
section 302-d to read as follows:
  S 302-D. PROVISIONS RELATING TO MULTIPLE DWELLINGS  WITH  SUBMETERING.
1.  ANY TENANT RESIDING IN A BUILDING WHICH IS SUBJECT TO SUBMETERING OF
UTILITIES SHALL RECEIVE A REDUCTION IN RENT WHICH IS EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT
OF THE UTILITY COSTS FOR WHICH SUCH TENANT IS  RESPONSIBLE,  WHERE  SUCH
COSTS WERE PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN SUCH TENANT'S RENT.
  2.  THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL SHALL, WITHIN NINETY
DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS  SECTION,  REVIEW  THE  STANDARD  AND
ACTUAL  RENT  REDUCTIONS  FOR  SUBMETERED  PROPERTIES  AND SHALL REQUIRE
INCREASES WHERE THE DIVISION DETERMINES NECESSARY.  THE  DIVISION  SHALL
DEVELOP  A PROCESS FOR TENANTS TO APPEAL THEIR RENT REDUCTION IF IT DOES
NOT ACCURATELY REFLECT THE AMOUNT THEY ARE REQUIRED TO  PAY  FOR  SUBME-
TERED UTILITIES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00530-01-3

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