Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Aug 03, 2010 |
3rd reading cal.1426 substituted for s2251 |
Apr 27, 2010 |
referred to housing, construction and community development delivered to senate passed assembly |
Feb 25, 2010 |
advanced to third reading cal.679 |
Feb 23, 2010 |
reported |
Jan 19, 2010 |
committed to housing |
Jan 06, 2010 |
ordered to third reading cal.28 returned to assembly died in senate |
Jun 22, 2009 |
committed to rules returned to senate repassed assembly |
Jun 01, 2009 |
amended on third reading 465a |
Jun 01, 2009 |
vote reconsidered - restored to third reading returned to assembly recalled from senate |
Feb 02, 2009 |
referred to housing, construction and community development delivered to senate passed assembly |
Jan 22, 2009 |
advanced to third reading cal.9 reported |
Jan 07, 2009 |
referred to housing |
Assembly Bill A465
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
JEFFRIES
Archive: Last Bill Status - On Floor Calendar
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
2009-A465 - Details
2009-A465 - Summary
Prohibits an owner from adjusting the amount of preferential rent, rent charged and paid by the tenant which is less than the legal regulated rent for the housing accommodation, upon the renewal of a lease; only allows the owner to make such adjustments upon a vacancy which is not the result of the failure of the owner to maintain a habitable residence.
2009-A465 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A465 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-four and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the regulation of rents PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To prohibit an owner from adjusting the amount of preferential rent upon the renewal of a lease. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Subdivision a-2 of section 10 of section 4 of chapter 576 provides that where the amount of rent charged to and paid by the tenant is less than the legal regulated rent for the housing accommodation, the amount of rent for such housing accommodation may only be increased to the previ- ously established regulated rent, as adjusted by all applicable guide- lines increases and other increases authorized by law; provided, howev- er, that such vacancy shall not be caused by the failure of the owner or an agent of the owner to maintain the housing accommodation in a habita- ble condition. The law is also deletes provisions that permit an owner to abandon a preferential rent upon renewal of a lease. JUSTIFICATION: As housing costs increase exponentially across the city of New York, the displacement of working families and middle class residents from rent- regulated apartments has reached crisis proportions. Without question,
2009-A465 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 465 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 7, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JEFFRIES -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Housing AN ACT to amend the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seven- ty-four and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the regulation of rents THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision a-2 of section 10 of section 4 of chapter 576 of the laws of 1974, constituting the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-four, as added by chapter 82 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows: [a-2.] (A-2) Provides that where the amount of rent charged to and paid by the tenant is less than the legal regulated rent for the housing accommodation, the amount of rent for such housing accommodation which may be charged [upon renewal or] upon vacancy thereof may, at the option of the owner, be based upon such previously established legal regulated rent, as adjusted by [the most recent] ALL applicable guidelines increases and other increases authorized by law; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH VACANCY SHALL NOT BE CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF THE OWNER OR AN AGENT OF THE OWNER, TO MAINTAIN THE HOUSING ACCOMMODATION IN A HABITABLE CONDITION. Where, subsequent to vacancy, such legal regulated rent, as adjusted by the most recent applicable guidelines increases and any other increases authorized by law is two thousand dollars or more per month, such housing accommodation shall be excluded from the provisions of this act pursuant to paragraph thirteen of subdivision a of section five of this act. S 2. Paragraph 14 of subdivision c of section 26-511 of the adminis- trative code of the city of New York, as added by chapter 82 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00221-01-9
co-Sponsors
Nettie Mayersohn
Annette Robinson
Herman D. Farrell
William Colton
multi-Sponsors
William Boyland
James F. Brennan
Nelson Castro
Deborah Glick
2009-A465A (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A465A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Prohibits an owner from adjusting the amount of preferential rent, rent charged and paid by the tenant which is less than the legal regulated rent for the housing accommodation, upon the renewal of a lease; only allows the owner to make such adjustments upon a vacancy which is not the result of the failure of the owner to maintain a habitable residence.
2009-A465A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A465A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-four and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the regulation of rents PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To prohibit an owner from adjusting the amount of preferential rent upon the renewal of a lease. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Subdivision a-2 of section 10 of section 4 of chapter 576 provides that where the amount of rent charged to and paid by the tenant is less than the legal regulated rent for the housing accommodation, the amount of rent for such housing accommodation may only be increased to the previously established regulated rent, as adjusted by all applicable guidelines increases and other increases authorized by law; provided, however, that such vacancy shall not be caused by the failure of the owner or an agent of the owner to maintain the housing accommodation in a habitable condition. The law is also deletes provisions that permit an owner to abandon a preferential rent upon renewal of a lease. JUSTIFICATION: As housing costs increase exponentially across the city of New York, the displacement of working families and middle class resi- dents from rent regulated apartments has reached crisis proportions. Without question, the displacement is aggravated by the ability of land- lords to abandon a preferential rent upon the renewal of a lease.
2009-A465A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 465--A Cal. No. 9 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 7, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JEFFRIES, MAYERSOHN, ROBINSON, FARRELL, COLTON, O'DONNELL, JACOBS, JAFFEE, CLARK, ORTIZ, LANCMAN, PERALTA, POWELL, WRIGHT, SPANO, KAVANAGH, ESPAILLAT, CAMARA, ROSENTHAL, KELLNER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND, BRENNAN, CASTRO, GLICK, GOTT- FRIED, HEASTIE, HOOPER, J. RIVERA, SCHIMEL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing -- passed by Assembly and delivered to the Senate, recalled from the Senate, vote reconsidered, bill amended, ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seven- ty-four and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the regulation of rents THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision a-2 of section 10 of section 4 of chapter 576 of the laws of 1974, constituting the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-four, as added by chapter 82 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows: [a-2.] (A-2) Provides that where the amount of rent charged to and paid by the tenant is less than the legal regulated rent for the housing accommodation, the amount of rent for such housing accommodation which may be charged [upon renewal or] upon vacancy thereof may, at the option of the owner, be based upon such previously established legal regulated rent, as adjusted by [the most recent] ALL applicable guidelines increases and other increases authorized by law; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH VACANCY SHALL NOT BE CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF THE OWNER OR AN AGENT OF THE OWNER, TO MAINTAIN THE HOUSING ACCOMMODATION IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE WARRANTY OF HABITABILITY SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE-B OF THE REAL PROPERTY LAW. Where, subsequent to vacancy, such legal regulated rent, as adjusted by the most recent applicable guidelines increases and any other increases authorized by EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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