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Assembly Bill A10356B

Signed By Governor

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires bedbug infestation history to be provided to any lessee of real property within New York city

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2009-A10356 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8130
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add §27-2018.1 NYC Ad Cd

2009-A10356 - Summary

Requires owners or lessors to provide bedbug infestation history for the previous year to any lessee of real property within New York city before the lease of such property.

2009-A10356 - Sponsor Memo

2009-A10356 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  10356

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 19, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Housing

AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York and  the
  real  property  law, in relation to requiring owners or landlords of a
  property within the city of New York to  disclose  bedbug  infestation
  history of such property before it is sold or leased

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

  Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is  amended
by adding a new section 26-517.2 to read as follows:
  S 26-517.2 NOTICE OF BEDBUG INFESTATION HISTORY. A. FOR HOUSING ACCOM-
MODATIONS  SUBJECT  TO  THIS CODE, AN OWNER SHALL FURNISH TO EACH TENANT
SIGNING A VACANCY LEASE, A NOTICE IN A FORM PROMULGATED OR  APPROVED  BY
THE  STATE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL THAT SETS FORTH THE
PROPERTY'S BEDBUG INFESTATION HISTORY, IF ANY.
  B. UPON COMPLAINT BY THE TENANT THAT HE OR SHE WAS NOT FURNISHED  WITH
A COPY OF THE NOTICE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION A OF THIS SECTION,
THE  DIVISION  OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL SHALL ORDER THE OWNER TO
FURNISH THE NOTICE.
  S 2. The real property law is amended by adding a new section 462-a to
read as follows:
  S 462-A. BEDBUG INFESTATION HISTORY REQUIRED. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW,
RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, ANY PERSON, FIRM, COMPANY,  PARTNER-
SHIP  OR  CORPORATION OFFERING TO SELL RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY LOCATED
WITHIN THE CITY OF NEW YORK THAT HAS ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE THAT THE  PROPERTY
IS  OR  HAS  EVER  BEEN  INFESTED BY BEDBUGS, THE OWNER SHALL INFORM ANY
PURCHASER OF THE EXISTENCE OF SUCH BEDBUG INFESTATION HISTORY  PRIOR  TO
ENTERING INTO A CONTRACT FOR THE SALE/PURCHASE OF SUCH PROPERTY.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately; and provided that section
26-517.2 of chapter 4 of title 26 of the administrative code of the city
of New York as added by section one of this act shall expire on the same
date as such law expires and shall not affect the expiration of such law
as provided under section 26-520 of such law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD16363-03-0

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2009-A10356A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8130
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add §27-2018.1 NYC Ad Cd

2009-A10356A - Summary

Requires owners or lessors to provide bedbug infestation history for the previous year to any lessee of real property within New York city before the lease of such property.

2009-A10356A - Sponsor Memo

2009-A10356A - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                10356--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 19, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, TITUS, CASTRO -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M. of A.  BRENNAN, CRESPO, GIBSON, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, JEFFRIES, MARKEY,
  MAYERSOHN, NOLAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing
  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
  and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
  relation  to  requiring  owners  or landlords of a property within the
  city of New York to disclose bedbug infestation history of such  prop-
  erty before it is leased

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

  Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is  amended
by adding a new section 27-2018.1 to read as follows:
  S  27-2018.1  NOTICE  OF  BEDBUG  INFESTATION  HISTORY. A. FOR HOUSING
ACCOMMODATIONS SUBJECT TO THIS CODE, AN  OWNER  SHALL  FURNISH  TO  EACH
TENANT  SIGNING  A  VACANCY  LEASE,  A  NOTICE  IN A FORM PROMULGATED OR
APPROVED BY THE STATE DIVISION OF HOUSING  AND  COMMUNITY  RENEWAL  THAT
SETS  FORTH  THE PROPERTY'S BEDBUG INFESTATION HISTORY FOR THE PAST FIVE
YEARS.
  B. UPON COMPLAINT BY THE TENANT THAT HE OR SHE WAS NOT FURNISHED  WITH
A COPY OF THE NOTICE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION A OF THIS SECTION,
THE  DIVISION  OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL SHALL ORDER THE OWNER TO
FURNISH THE NOTICE.
  S 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD16363-04-0

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2009-A10356B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8130
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add §27-2018.1 NYC Ad Cd

2009-A10356B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires owners or lessors to provide bedbug infestation history for the previous year to any lessee of real property within New York city before the lease of such property.

2009-A10356B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                10356--B

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 19, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, TITUS, CASTRO -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M. of A.  BRENNAN, CRESPO, GIBSON, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, JEFFRIES, MARKEY,
  MAYERSOHN, NOLAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing
  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
  and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said  commit-
  tee  with  amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to
  said committee

AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
  relation  to  requiring  owners  or landlords of a property within the
  city of New York to disclose bedbug infestation history of such  prop-
  erty before it is leased

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

  Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is  amended
by adding a new section 27-2018.1 to read as follows:
  S  27-2018.1  NOTICE  OF  BEDBUG  INFESTATION  HISTORY. A. FOR HOUSING
ACCOMMODATIONS SUBJECT TO THIS CODE, AN  OWNER  SHALL  FURNISH  TO  EACH
TENANT  SIGNING  A  VACANCY  LEASE,  A  NOTICE  IN A FORM PROMULGATED OR
APPROVED BY THE STATE DIVISION OF HOUSING  AND  COMMUNITY  RENEWAL  THAT
SETS  FORTH  THE  PROPERTY'S BEDBUG INFESTATION HISTORY FOR THE PREVIOUS
YEAR REGARDING THE PREMISES RENTED BY THE TENANT  AND  THE  BUILDING  IN
WHICH THE PREMISES ARE LOCATED.
  B.  UPON  WRITTEN  COMPLAINT, IN A FORM PROMULGATED OR APPROVED BY THE
DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL, BY THE TENANT THAT HE OR  SHE
WAS  NOT FURNISHED WITH A COPY OF THE NOTICE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SUBDI-
VISION A OF THIS SECTION, THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY  RENEWAL
SHALL ORDER THE OWNER TO FURNISH THE NOTICE.
  S 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD16363-05-0

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