Liz Krueger's Legislation

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S3162-2013: Provides for a transfer fee of 75% of the fair market value in dissolution or sales of a rental project or mutual company sponsored by KRUEGER
Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | Search
Provides for a transfer fee of 75% of the fair market value in dissolution or sales of a rental project or mutual company. Read more...
S3163-2013: Establishes it shall be unlawful for a person to have his or her application to rent or lease a residence to be denied due to prior housing court proceedings sponsored by KRUEGER
Committee: JUDICIARY | Search
Establishes it shall be unlawful for a person to have his or her application to rent or lease a residence to be denied due to a previous housing court proceeding; allows a person aggrieved to maintain a civil action. Read more...
S3164-2013: Requires landlord to pay penalties if he fails in action to evict tenant on grounds of primary residency sponsored by KRUEGER
Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | Search
Provides that where the owner or lessor of a rent controlled or rent stabilized unit commences an action in bad faith to recover possession on the grounds that it is not occupied as the tenant's primary residence shall be liable for the tenant's court costs and attorney's fees in addition to an amount which is three times the monthly rent or actual damages. Read more...
S3165-2013: Authorizes administrative enforcement of state and local housing maintenance laws sponsored by KRUEGER
Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | Search
Authorizes localities to establish administrative proceedings for the enforcement of state and local housing maintenance codes; permits administratively imposed penalties to be docketed and enforced in the same manner as a judgement in a civil action without further judicial proceedings. Read more...
S3166-2013: Requires hearing by the DHCR prior to order of decontrol for failure to respond to income certification material relating to high income rent decontrol sponsored by KRUEGER
Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | Search
Requires hearing by the division of housing and community renewal prior to order of decontrol for a tenant's failure to respond to income certification material relating to high income rent decontrol; provides that failure to appear at the hearing will result in an order of decontrol; excludes certain tenants from inclusion for annual income determination. Read more...
S3167-2013: Provides that upon sale of a limited-profit housing company project, reserve and surplus funds must be held in escrow and dedicated to major capital improvements sponsored by KRUEGER
Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | Search
Provides that upon sale or other conveyance of a limited-profit housing company project to an entity other than a new limited-profit housing company, reserve and surplus funds must be held in escrow by the new owner and dedicated solely to defraying the costs of major capital improvements; further provides that no rental may be increased to cover the cost of a major capital improvement until such reserve and surplus funds have been exhausted. Read more...
S3168-2013: Grants tenants right to withhold portion of rent for failure of landlord to provide heat sponsored by KRUEGER
Committee: JUDICIARY | Search
Grants tenants right to withhold one-tenth of one month's rent for each day the owner of a multiple dwelling fails to provide heat during winter months, from November to March, where the landlord is given 24 hours notice of insufficient heat. Read more...
S3169-2013: Makes warrant execution, not issuance, following judgment for petitioner in summary proceeding to recover possession of real property act which annuls relationship sponsored by KRUEGER
Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | Search
Makes warrant execution (not issuance), following a judgment for the petitioner in summary proceeding to recover possession of real property, the act which cancels the agreement under which the person removed held the premises and annuls the landlord-tenant relationship; provides court not deprived of the power to vacate such warrant at any time (current law provides the court is not deprived of the power to vacate such warrant for good cause shown prior to warrant execution); provides petitioner may recover by action the reasonable value for the use and occupation to the time when the warrant was executed (rather than issued). Read more...
S3170-2013: Prohibits landlords from charging potential tenants application fees greater than the actual cost of a credit check or other related services paid by the landlord sponsored by KRUEGER
Committee: JUDICIARY | Search
Allows landlords to charge potential tenants application fees no greater than the actual cost of a credit check or related services paid to a third party by the landlord. Read more...
S3171-2013: Reduces the amount of maximum rent increase collectible in one year sponsored by KRUEGER
Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | Search
Reduces the amount of maximum rent increase collectible in one year. Read more...
S3172-2013: Provides for the tenant rights act to provide for certain tenant and rental property maintenance requirements sponsored by KRUEGER
Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | Search
Provides for the tenant rights omnibus act to provide for certain tenant and rental property maintenance requirements. Read more...
S3173-2013: Sets criteria for approval of rent increases resulting from major capital improvements in certain dwellings sponsored by KRUEGER
Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | Search
Establishes criteria for approval of rent increases to rent regulated property resulting from major capital improvements to insure that the work performed is an enhancement or upgrade to a housing accommodation or service therein and is not merely repair or replacement to existing services; prohibits approval of a major capital improvement rent increase where any outstanding hazardous violations exist. Read more...
S3176-2013: Relates to renewal of a lease under the stabilization code promulgated by the real estate industry stabilization association sponsored by KRUEGER
Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | Search
Relates to renewal of a lease under the stabilization code promulgated by the real estate industry stabilization association; defines demolish. Read more...
S3177-2013: Permits tenants in certain cities to take a rental offset for repair of hazardous conditions sponsored by KRUEGER
Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | Search
Provides that in cities with a population of one million or more, a tenant or group of tenants, after proper notice to the landlord of the existence of a hazardous violation of housing codes and certification of the existence of such violation by the local agency charged with enforcement of housing codes, may contract for the repair of such condition and offset the price of such repair from his rental payments if the landlord fails to commence work to correct the condition within a certain period after notice is received. Read more...
S3178-2013: Relates to investigations and inspections by the department of housing preservation and development in NYC sponsored by KRUEGER
Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | Search
Permits the state division of housing and community renewal to authorize investigations and inspections of certain dwellings by the department of housing preservation and development in NYC. Read more...
S3183-2013: Relates to tenant security deposit accounts and administrative expenses to which a person may be entitled sponsored by KRUEGER
Committee: JUDICIARY | Search
Provides that a landlord depositing security deposits in an interest bearing account shall be entitled to receive as administration expenses a sum equivalent to 20 percent of the interest earned by such security money per annum, but not to exceed one percent per annum of the money so deposited. Read more...
S3249-2013: Waives state's sovereign immunity to liability under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and certain other federal acts sponsored by KRUEGER
Committee: CODES | Search
Waives the state's sovereign immunity to liability for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Age Discrimination Act, and the Family and Medical Leave Act; also waives the immunity of all instrumentalities and political subdivisions of the state. Read more...
S3250-2013: Establishes an instant runoff voting method for certain local elections; provides for repeal of such provisions sponsored by KRUEGER
Committee: ELECTIONS | Search
Establishes an instant runoff voting method for certain local elections for races with three or more candidates; insures majority support for elected officers; provides for repeal of such provisions. Read more...
S3251-2013: Relates to voter enrollment sponsored by KRUEGER
Committee: ELECTIONS | Search
Relates to voter enrollment. Read more...
S3252-2013: Provides for the state board of elections to undertake a study of the feasibility for voting by mail, telephone and/or internet sponsored by KRUEGER
Committee: ELECTIONS | Search
Provides for the state board of elections to undertake a study of the feasibility for voting by mail, telephone and/or the internet; authorizes a pilot program for such voting during the study; requires a report to the governor and legislature. Read more...