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Assembly Bill A1795

2015-2016 Legislative Session

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

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2015-A1795 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3583
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add §26-416, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S3260
2013-2014: A555, S1733
2017-2018: A1093, S799
2019-2020: A3170, S3319
2021-2022: A1436, S2013
2023-2024: A689, S4967
2025-2026: A86, S6718

2015-A1795 (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.

2015-A1795 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1795

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 13, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED, ROSENTHAL, MOSLEY, PICHARDO,
  COOK,  CRESPO,  KAVANAGH, SEPULVEDA, BROOK-KRASNY, BENEDETTO, CLARK --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M.   of A. ARROYO,  DenDEKKER,  FARRELL,  GLICK,
  PERRY -- 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 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.
                                                           LBD01426-01-5

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