BILL NUMBER:A9842
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the emergency tenant protection act of
nineteen seventy-four, the emergency housing rent control law and the
New York city charter, in relation to investigations and inspections by
the city of New York
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To strengthen enforcement of rent laws.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the Emergency Tenant
Protection Act of 1974 § 12, adding a new paragraph 9, authorizing the
New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development to
enforce portions of the Rent Stabilization law under an agreement with
the State Division of Housing and Community Renewal.
Section 2 amends the Emergency Rent Control Laws of 1946 § 6 (1), adding
a new paragraph authorizing the New York City Department of Housing
Preservation and Development to enforce portions of the Rent Control law
under an agreement with the State Division of Housing and Community
Renewal.
Section 3 amends the New York City Charter § 1802, adding a new subdivi-
sion 7, authorizing the New York City Department of Housing Preservation
and Development to enter into an agreement with the State Division of
Housing and Community Renewal to enforce Rent Control and Rent Stabili-
zation.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9842
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 3, 2010
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Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, GLICK, CASTRO, KELLNER, MILLMAN,
ROSENTHAL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BING, BRENNAN, CLARK --
read once and referred to the Committee on Housing
AN ACT to amend the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seven-
ty-four, the emergency housing rent control law and the New York city
charter, in relation to investigations and inspections by the city of
New York
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision a of section 12 of section 4 of chapter 576 of
the laws of 1974, constituting the emergency tenant protection act of
nineteen seventy-four is amended by adding a new paragraph 9 to read as
follows:
(9) THE STATE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL MAY AUTHORIZE
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY OF
NEW YORK, OR ITS SUCCESSOR AGENCY, TO EXERCISE ANY OF THE DIVISION'S
POWERS UNDER THIS ACT WITHIN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, PURSUANT TO AGREEMENT
WITH THAT DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY.
S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 6 of chapter 274 of the laws of 1946,
constituting the emergency housing rent control law, as amended by chap-
ter 337 of the laws of 1961, is amended to read as follows:
1. (A) THE STATE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL MAY
AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE
CITY OF NEW YORK, OR ITS SUCCESSOR AGENCY, TO EXERCISE ANY OF THE DIVI-
SION'S POWERS UNDER THIS ACT WITHIN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, PURSUANT TO
AGREEMENT WITH THAT DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY.
(B) The commission is authorized to make such studies and investi-
gations, to conduct such hearings, and to obtain such information as the
commission deems necessary or proper in prescribing any regulation or
order under this act or in the administration and enforcement of this
act and regulations and orders thereunder.
S 3. Section 1802 of the New York city charter is amended by adding a
new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00759-02-9
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