assembly Bill A8290

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to surcharges for the installation or use of air conditioner units in housing accommodations subject to rent control

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Jan 08, 2014 referred to housing
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A8290 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6110
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add §26-416, amd §26-512, NYC Ad Cd; amd §6, Emerg Ten Prot Act of 1974; amd §4, Emerg Hous Rent Cont L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A416, S3565
2017-2018: A1368, S2367
2019-2020: A2675, S3318
2021-2022: A992, S2012

A8290 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to surcharges for the installation or use of air conditioner units in housing accommodations subject to rent control.

A8290 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  8290

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            November 20, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. DINOWITZ, MILLMAN, GOTTFRIED, ROSA, ROSENTHAL --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  DenDEKKER,  MAYER  --  read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Housing

AN  ACT  to  amend  the administrative code of the city of New York, the
  emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-four and the emer-
  gency housing rent control law, in relation to prohibiting  surcharges
  for the installation or use of air conditioner units in housing accom-
  modations subject to rent regulation

  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 26-416 to read as follows:
  S  26-416  SURCHARGES  FOR  TENANT-INSTALLED  AIR  CONDITIONER  UNITS;
PROHIBITED. THE IMPOSITION OF ANY SURCHARGE FOR THE INSTALLATION AND USE
OF A TENANT-INSTALLED AIR  CONDITIONER  UNIT  IS  PROHIBITED  WHERE  THE
TENANT PAYS FOR ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVICE.
  S  2.  Section  6  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 subdivision h to read as follows:
  H.  NO  OWNER  OF A HOUSING ACCOMMODATION SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS SECTION SHALL IMPOSE ANY SURCHARGE FOR THE INSTALLATION AND USE  OF
A  TENANT-INSTALLED AIR CONDITIONER UNIT WHERE THE TENANT PAYS FOR ELEC-
TRIC UTILITY SERVICE.
  S 3. Section 26-512 of the administrative code of the city of New York
is amended by adding a new subdivision g to read as follows:
  G.  NO OWNER OF A HOUSING ACCOMMODATION SUBJECT TO THE  PROVISIONS  OF
THIS  LAW  SHALL  IMPOSE ANY SURCHARGE FOR THE INSTALLATION AND USE OF A
TENANT-INSTALLED AIR CONDITIONER UNIT WHERE THE TENANT PAYS FOR ELECTRIC
UTILITY SERVICE.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11892-02-3

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