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Assembly Bill A555A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to surcharges for the installation or use of certain appliances in housing accommodations subject to rent control

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2013-A555 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1733
Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add §26-416, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S3260
2015-2016: A1795, S3583
2017-2018: A1093, S799
2019-2020: A3170, S3319
2021-2022: A1436, S2013
2023-2024: A689, S4967
2025-2026: A86, S6718

2013-A555 - Summary

Prohibits the imposition of any surcharge for the installation or use of a tenant-installed appliance where the tenant pays for electric utility service.

2013-A555 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   555

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. DINOWITZ, ROSENTHAL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of A. FARRELL -- 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  surcharges for the installation or use of certain appli-
  ances in housing accommodations subject to rent control

  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 APPLIANCES. THE IMPOSITION OF
ANY SURCHARGE FOR THE INSTALLATION OR USE OF A  TENANT-INSTALLED  APPLI-
ANCE IS PROHIBITED.
  S  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately; provided that section
26-416 of the city rent and rehabilitation law as added 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.
                                                           LBD01187-01-3

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2013-A555A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1733
Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add §26-416, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S3260
2015-2016: A1795, S3583
2017-2018: A1093, S799
2019-2020: A3170, S3319
2021-2022: A1436, S2013
2023-2024: A689, S4967
2025-2026: A86, S6718

2013-A555A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the imposition of any surcharge for the installation or use of a tenant-installed appliance where the tenant pays for electric utility service.

2013-A555A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 555--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. DINOWITZ, ROSENTHAL, MOSLEY, CLARK, PICHARDO,
  COOK, CRESPO, GOTTFRIED, KAVANAGH, SEPULVEDA, BROOK-KRASNY,  BENEDETTO
  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M. of A. ARROYO, FARRELL -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Housing -- recommitted to  the  Committee
  on  Housing  in  accordance  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
  relation  to  surcharges for the installation or use of certain appli-
  ances in housing accommodations subject to rent control

  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 APPLIANCES. THE IMPOSITION OF
ANY SURCHARGE FOR THE INSTALLATION OR USE OF A  TENANT-INSTALLED  APPLI-
ANCE IS PROHIBITED WHERE THE TENANT PAYS FOR ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVICE.
  S  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately; provided that section
26-416 of the city rent and rehabilitation law as added 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.
                                                           LBD01187-02-4

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