Liz Krueger's Legislation

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S3155-2013: Relates to the right of tenant association to have the first option to purchase a housing unit sponsored by KRUEGER
Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | Search
Relates to the right of tenant association to have the first option to purchase a housing unit. Read more...
S3156-2013: Enacts the New York city department of buildings community accountability act sponsored by KRUEGER
Committee: CITIES | Search
Enacts the New York city department of buildings community accountability act. Read more...
S3157-2013: Relates to vacancies and illegal use and occupancy with regard to cooperative or condominium conversion plans sponsored by KRUEGER
Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | Search
Relates to vacancies and illegal use and occupancy with regard to cooperative or condominium conversion plans; makes it unlawful to permit or maintain any illegal use or occupancy of a premises subject to a conversion plan. Read more...
S3158-2013: Revises proceedings to recover possession to prevent avoidable eviction and resulting homelessness; requires improved notice to the respondent sponsored by KRUEGER
Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | Search
Revises proceedings to recover possession of premises located in a multiple dwelling; requires premises to be registered with the local agency responsible for code enforcement; petition shall be stated in plain language and include notice of the rights of the respondent and a statement of any outstanding code violations on the premises and whether rent payments from a public assistance office is being withheld therefor; provides civil penalties for willful misstatements on such petition. Read more...
S3159-2013: Makes provisions regarding small claims jurisdiction where claimant is a tenant or lessee of real property owned by defendant that is situated within certain limits sponsored by KRUEGER
Committee: JUDICIARY | Search
Provide for small claims jurisdiction where claimant is a tenant or lessee of real property owned by the defendant and such real property is situated within the county, within a district of the court in the county, within the municipality in which the court is located or within the city of New York, as the case may be. Read more...
S3160-2013: Requires access to new homes by persons with disabilities sponsored by KRUEGER
Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | Search
Requires access to new homes by persons with disabilities. Read more...
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 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...
S3173A-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...