S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
1581
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 12, 2015
___________
Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, 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 available information pertaining to rental histories of
rent-stabilized units
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 26-516 of the administrative code of the city of
New York is amended by adding a new subdivision i to read as follows:
I. COMPLETE RENTAL HISTORIES FOR UNITS REGULATED UNDER THIS CHAPTER
SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE BY THE STATE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
RENEWAL TO LOCAL, COUNTY OR STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO SUBMIT AN APPLI-
CATION FOR SUCH INFORMATION UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE STATE FREEDOM OF
INFORMATION LAW. INFORMATION SHALL BE REDACTED AS REQUIRED UNDER ARTICLE
SIX OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, ENTITLED THE STATE FREEDOM OF INFORMA-
TION LAW. RECORDS OBTAINED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE USED
SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSES STATED IN THE APPLICATION.
S 2. Section 26-517 of the administrative code of the city of New York
is amended by adding a new subdivision h to read as follows:
H. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION TO THE CONTRARY, THE STATE
DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL SHALL MAINTAIN RENT HISTORIES
OF UNITS REGULATED UNDER THIS CHAPTER FOR A MINIMUM OF TEN YEARS.
S 3. Section 26-516 of the administrative code of the city of New York
is amended by adding a new subdivision j to read as follows:
J. THE STATE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL SHALL REGULATE
HOUSING ACCOMMODATIONS WHICH, THROUGH A COMPLAINT, INVESTIGATION, OR
VIOLATION PROCESS, HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED TO BE ILLEGALLY DE-REGULATED
DUE TO ILLEGAL USE. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, ILLEGAL USE SHALL
CONSIST OF, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO NOTICES OF ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTION, ILLE-
GAL CONVERSION, ILLEGAL TRANSIENT HOTEL, REMOVAL FROM RENT ROLLS AND
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04216-01-5
A. 1581 2
WAREHOUSING, OR OTHER PURPOSES OTHER THAN THOSE AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO
THIS CHAPTER.
S 4. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the amend-
ments to chapter 4 of title 26 of the administrative code of the city of
New York made by sections one, two and three of this act shall expire on
the same date as such law expires and shall not affect the expiration of
such law as provided under section 26-520 of such law.