Senate Bill S2828

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits an owner from adjusting the amount of preferential rent upon the renewal of a lease

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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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2015-S2828 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3809
Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Emergency Tenant Protection Act of 1974
Laws Affected:
Amd §10, Emerg Ten Prot Act of 1974; amd §26-511, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2251, A465
2011-2012: S448, A1364
2013-2014: S1775, A5473
2017-2018: S3712, S6527, A741, A6285
2019-2020: S2845, A1509, A4349
2021-2022: A5770

2015-S2828 - Summary

Prohibits an owner from adjusting the amount of preferential rent, rent charged and paid by the tenant which is less than the legal regulated rent for the housing accommodation, upon the renewal of a lease; only allows the owner to make such adjustments upon a vacancy which is not the result of the failure of the owner to maintain a habitable residence.

2015-S2828 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2828 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2828

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 29, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. KRUEGER, AVELLA, DIAZ, HAMILTON, HASSELL-THOMPSON,
  HOYLMAN, PARKER, PERALTA, PERKINS, SERRANO, STAVISKY -- read twice and
  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
  Housing, Construction and Community Development

AN  ACT  to amend the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seven-
  ty-four and the administrative code  of  the  city  of  New  York,  in
  relation to the regulation of rents

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

  Section 1. Subdivision (a-2) of section 10 of section 4 of chapter 576
of the laws of 1974, constituting the emergency tenant protection act of
nineteen seventy-four, as amended by section 13 of part B of chapter  97
of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
  (a-2)  Provides  that  where the amount of rent charged to and paid by
the tenant is less than the legal regulated rent for the housing  accom-
modation, the amount of rent for such housing accommodation which may be
charged [upon renewal or] upon vacancy thereof may, at the option of the
owner,  be  based upon such previously established legal regulated rent,
as adjusted by [the most recent] ALL applicable guidelines increases and
other increases authorized by law; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH  VACANCY
SHALL  NOT  BE  CAUSED  BY  THE  FAILURE OF THE OWNER OR AN AGENT OF THE
OWNER, TO MAINTAIN THE HOUSING  ACCOMMODATION  IN  COMPLIANCE  WITH  THE
WARRANTY  OF  HABITABILITY  SET  FORTH IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION TWO
HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE-B OF THE REAL PROPERTY LAW.   Where,  subsequent  to
vacancy,  such  legal  regulated  rent,  as  adjusted by the most recent
applicable guidelines increases and any other  increases  authorized  by
law is two thousand dollars or more per month or, for any housing accom-
modation  which  is  or becomes vacant on or after the effective date of
the rent act of 2011, is two thousand five hundred dollars or  more  per
month,  such housing accommodation shall be excluded from the provisions

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04320-01-5

              

co-Sponsors

2015-S2828A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3809
Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Emergency Tenant Protection Act of 1974
Laws Affected:
Amd §10, Emerg Ten Prot Act of 1974; amd §26-511, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2251, A465
2011-2012: S448, A1364
2013-2014: S1775, A5473
2017-2018: S3712, S6527, A741, A6285
2019-2020: S2845, A1509, A4349
2021-2022: A5770

2015-S2828A - Summary

Prohibits an owner from adjusting the amount of preferential rent, rent charged and paid by the tenant which is less than the legal regulated rent for the housing accommodation, upon the renewal of a lease; only allows the owner to make such adjustments upon a vacancy which is not the result of the failure of the owner to maintain a habitable residence.

2015-S2828A - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2828A - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 2828--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 29, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced   by   Sens.   KRUEGER,   AVELLA,   DIAZ,   DILAN,  HAMILTON,
  HASSELL-THOMPSON, HOYLMAN, PARKER, PERALTA,  PERKINS,  SERRANO,  SQUA-
  DRON,  STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to
  be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and  Community
  Development  --  recommitted to the Committee on Housing, Construction
  and Community Development in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8  --
  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
  recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the emergency tenant protection act of  nineteen  seven-
  ty-four  and  the  administrative  code  of  the  city of New York, in
  relation to the regulation of rents

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

  Section 1. Subdivision (a-2) of section 10 of section 4 of chapter 576
of the laws of 1974, constituting the emergency tenant protection act of
nineteen  seventy-four, as amended by section 11 of part A of chapter 20
of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
  (a-2) Provides that where the amount of rent charged to  and  paid  by
the  tenant is less than the legal regulated rent for the housing accom-
modation, the amount of rent for such housing accommodation which may be
charged [upon renewal or] upon vacancy thereof, may, at  the  option  of
the  owner,  be  based  upon such previously established legal regulated
rent, as  adjusted  by  [the  most  recent]  ALL  applicable  guidelines
increases and other increases authorized by law; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT
SUCH VACANCY SHALL NOT BE CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF THE OWNER OR AN AGENT
OF  THE  OWNER, TO MAINTAIN THE HOUSING ACCOMMODATION IN COMPLIANCE WITH
THE WARRANTY OF HABITABILITY SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION TWO
HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE-B OF THE REAL PROPERTY LAW.   Such housing  accommo-
dation  shall  be  excluded  from the provisions of this act pursuant to
paragraph thirteen of subdivision a of section five  of  this  act  when
subsequent  to  vacancy:  (i)  such legal regulated rent is two thousand

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04320-02-6
              

co-Sponsors

2015-S2828B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3809
Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Emergency Tenant Protection Act of 1974
Laws Affected:
Amd §10, Emerg Ten Prot Act of 1974; amd §26-511, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2251, A465
2011-2012: S448, A1364
2013-2014: S1775, A5473
2017-2018: S3712, S6527, A741, A6285
2019-2020: S2845, A1509, A4349
2021-2022: A5770

2015-S2828B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits an owner from adjusting the amount of preferential rent, rent charged and paid by the tenant which is less than the legal regulated rent for the housing accommodation, upon the renewal of a lease; only allows the owner to make such adjustments upon a vacancy which is not the result of the failure of the owner to maintain a habitable residence.

2015-S2828B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2828B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 2828--B

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 29, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced   by   Sens.   KRUEGER,   AVELLA,   DIAZ,   DILAN,  HAMILTON,
  HASSELL-THOMPSON, HOYLMAN, PARKER, PERALTA, PERKINS, SANDERS, SERRANO,
  SQUADRON, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed
  to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and Communi-
  ty  Development  --  recommitted  to   the   Committee   on   Housing,
  Construction  and Community Development in accordance with Senate Rule
  6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted  as
  amended  and  recommitted  to  said committee -- committee discharged,
  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said
  committee

AN  ACT  to amend the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seven-
  ty-four and the administrative code  of  the  city  of  New  York,  in
  relation to the regulation of rents

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

  Section 1. Subdivision (a-2) of section 10 of section 4 of chapter 576
of the laws of 1974, constituting the emergency tenant protection act of
nineteen seventy-four, as amended by section 11 of part A of chapter  20
of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
  (a-2)  Provides  that  where the amount of rent charged to and paid by
the tenant is less than the legal regulated rent for the housing  accom-
modation, the amount of rent for such housing accommodation which may be
charged  [upon  renewal  or] upon vacancy thereof, may, at the option of
the owner, be based upon such  previously  established  legal  regulated
rent, as adjusted by the most recent applicable guidelines increases and
other  increases authorized by law; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH VACANCY
SHALL NOT BE CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF THE  OWNER  OR  AN  AGENT  OF  THE
OWNER,  TO  MAINTAIN  THE  HOUSING  ACCOMMODATION IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE
WARRANTY OF HABITABILITY SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  SECTION  TWO
HUNDRED  THIRTY-FIVE-B  OF THE REAL PROPERTY LAW.  Such housing accommo-
dation shall be excluded from the provisions of  this  act  pursuant  to

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04320-05-6
              

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