Assembly Bill A2265

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to appointments to the rent guidelines board

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A2265 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S832
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §26-510, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3221, S5229
2013-2014: A220, S468
2015-2016: A5977

2011-A2265 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the city council to approve the mayor's appointments to the rent guidelines board.

2011-A2265 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2265

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 14, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Housing

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
  relation to appointments to the rent guidelines board

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

  Section  1. Subdivision a of section 26-510 of the administrative code
of the city of New York is amended to read as follows:
  a. There shall be a rent guidelines board to consist of nine  members,
appointed by the mayor, WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
Two  members  shall be representative of tenants, two shall be represen-
tative of owners of property, and five shall be public members  each  of
whom  shall  have  had at least five years experience in either finance,
economics or housing. One public member shall be designated by the mayor
to serve as chairman and shall hold no other public office.  No  member,
officer or employee of any municipal rent regulation agency or the state
division  of  housing  and  community  renewal and no person who owns or
manages real estate covered by this law or who  is  an  officer  of  any
owner or tenant organization shall serve on a rent guidelines board. One
public  member,  one  member  representative  of  tenants and one member
representative of owners shall serve for a term ending  two  years  from
January  first next succeeding the date of their appointment; one public
member, one member representative of tenants and  one  member  represen-
tative of owners shall serve for terms ending three years from the Janu-
ary  first  next succeeding the date of their appointment and two public
members shall serve for terms ending four years from January first  next
succeeding  the  dates of their appointment. The chairman shall serve at
the pleasure of the mayor. Thereafter, all  members  shall  continue  in
office  until  their  successors  have been appointed and qualified. The
mayor shall fill any vacancy which may occur by reason of death,  resig-
nation   or   otherwise   in  a  manner  consistent  with  the  original

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00577-01-1
              

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