Assembly Bill A2032

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires limited profit housing company to show maintenance of essential services before approval of rent increases

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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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2021-A2032 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2848
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Private Housing Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§12 & 31, Priv Hous Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A540, S1658
2011-2012: A193, S736
2013-2014: A454, S207
2015-2016: A87, S586
2017-2018: A1116, S150
2019-2020: A3146, S5118

2021-A2032 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Defines, for purposes of the Mitchell-Lama housing projects, "essential services" which landlords in limited-profit housing companies are obligated to provide and requires that any authorized maximum average monthly rental increase shall be conditioned on the continued maintenance of such defined services.

2021-A2032 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2032
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, PERRY, RODRIGUEZ, BARRON -- Multi-Spon-
   sored  by  --  M.    of  A. GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Housing
 
 AN ACT to amend the private housing finance law, in relation to defining
   "essential services" and conditioning approval of increase of  maximum
   rentals upon maintenance of all essential services
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 12 of the private housing finance law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 17 to read as follows:
   17. "ESSENTIAL SERVICES". THOSE ESSENTIAL SERVICES WHICH  THE  COMPANY
 FURNISHED  OR WHICH IT WAS OBLIGATED TO FURNISH ON THE DATE OF OCCUPANCY
 AND WHICH WERE INCLUDED IN THE MAXIMUM RENT FOR  THE  DWELLING  ACCOMMO-
 DATIONS  ON  THAT  DATE.  THESE  MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE
 FOLLOWING:  REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE, THE FURNISHING OF LIGHT, HEAT,  HOT
 AND  COLD WATER, AND ELEVATOR SERVICE.  THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY
 WITH RESPECT TO SERVICES WHICH SHALL HAVE BEEN REDUCED  OR  DISCONTINUED
 PURSUANT TO THE EXPRESS CONSENT OF THE DIVISION.
   §  2.  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 AND EXCEPT AS
 OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS SUBDIVISION, THE COMMISSIONER OR  SUPERVISING
 AGENCY  SHALL  NOT  APPROVE  AN  INCREASE IN THE PRESENT MAXIMUM AVERAGE
 MONTHLY RENTAL UNLESS THE COMPANY OR OTHER  APPLICANT  IS  FOUND  TO  BE
 MAINTAINING ALL ESSENTIAL SERVICES FURNISHED OR REQUIRED TO BE FURNISHED
 AS  OF THE DATE OF THE ISSUANCE OF THE ORDER AUTHORIZING A RENT INCREASE
 AND SUCH INCREASE SHALL  BE  CONDITIONED  ON  THE  MAINTENANCE  OF  SUCH
 SERVICES  THEREAFTER.  EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS SUBDIVISION,
 NO RENT INCREASE SHALL BE APPROVED WHERE THE APPROPRIATE  DEPARTMENT  OR
 AGENCY  HAVING  JURISDICTION  CERTIFIES  THE DWELLING ACCOMMODATION IS A
 FIRE HAZARD OR IN A CONTINUED DANGEROUS CONDITION OR DETRIMENTAL TO LIFE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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