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Assembly Bill A1177

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Caps utility rate charges in multiple dwellings with sub-metering

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2013-A1177 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Multiple Dwelling Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง15, Mult Dwell L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A7842

2013-A1177 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Caps utility rate charges in multiple dwellings with sub-metering.

2013-A1177 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1177

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. KELLNER, MAISEL, GIBSON, MILLMAN, CRESPO, MOYA,
  STEVENSON, HOOPER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GOTTFRIED --  read
  once and referred to the Committee on Housing

AN ACT to amend the multiple dwelling law, in relation to capping utili-
  ty rate charges in multiple dwellings with sub-metering

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

  Section 1. The multiple dwelling  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 15 to read as follows:
  S  15.  UTILITY  RATE CHARGES IN MULTIPLE DWELLINGS WITH SUB-METERING.
ANY TENANT RESIDING IN A BUILDING WHICH IS SUBJECT  TO  SUB-METERING  OF
UTILITIES  SHALL  BE  BILLED  AT THE UTILITY BULK RATE PAID BY THE OWNER
PLUS A CHARGE NOT TO EXCEED FOUR DOLLARS PER MONTH FOR BILLING AND MAIN-
TENANCE OF THE SUB-METERING SYSTEM AND IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY SUB-METERED
TENANT BE CHARGED A RATE FOR UTILITY USAGE THAT IS IN EXCESS OF THE RATE
CHARGED BY UTILITY COMPANIES FOR SERVICE TO  DIRECT-METERED  RESIDENTIAL
CUSTOMERS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01889-01-3

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