Assembly Bill A343

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Prohibits fuel pass-along rental adjustment to tenant of New York city rent controlled housing accommodations

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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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2013-A343 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3151
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add ยง26-407.1, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6904
2011-2012: A1839
2015-2016: A419, A7344, S2826
2017-2018: A4931, A5168, S3189
2019-2020: A289, A7349, S1919

2013-A343 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that no tenant of housing accommodations which are subject to rent control shall be subject to a fuel adjustment or pass-along increase in rent; provides that any such increase to such tenant shall be null and void.

2013-A343 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   343

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, COLTON, JAFFEE, BOYLAND -- Multi-Spon-
  sored  by  --  M.  of  A.   FARRELL, GLICK, GOTTFRIED -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Housing

AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
  relation  to eliminating fuel pass-along charges for occupants of rent
  controlled housing accommodations

  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 26-407.1 to read as follows:
  S  26-407.1  FUEL PASS-ALONG TO TENANTS UNDER RENT CONTROL PROHIBITED.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, RULE, REGULATION, CHARTER OR
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, TENANTS OF HOUSING ACCOMMODATIONS WHICH ARE SUBJECT
TO RENT CONTROL UNDER THIS CHAPTER  SHALL  NOT  BE  SUBJECT  TO  A  FUEL
ADJUSTMENT  OR PASS-ALONG INCREASE IN RENT AND ANY SUCH INCREASE TO SUCH
TENANT SHALL BE NULL AND VOID.
  S 2.   This act shall take effect  on  the  first  of  September  next
succeeding  the  date on which it shall have become a law; provided that
the addition of section 26-407.1 to the city rent and rehabilitation law
made by section one of this act shall remain in full  force  and  effect
only  as  long  as  the  public  emergency  requiring the regulation and
control of residential rents and evictions  continues,  as  provided  in
subdivision  3  of section 1 of the local emergency housing rent control
act.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02308-01-3

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