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Assembly Bill A7887

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires gas and electric utilities to make available to landlords upon request information concerning gas and electric charges incurred for residential premises

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2015-A7887 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง66-o, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5691
2011-2012: A3780
2013-2014: A3552
2017-2018: A6178
2019-2020: A2122

2015-A7887 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires gas and electric utilities to make available to landlords or lessors, upon request of prospective tenants or lessees, information concerning gas and electric charges incurred for residential rental premises; provides that such information shall be furnished without any charge or fee.

2015-A7887 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7887

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 29, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. PICHARDO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Energy

AN  ACT  to  amend the public service law, in relation to making gas and
  electric billing information for residential rental premises available
  upon request

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

  Section  1.  The public service law is amended by adding a new section
66-o to read as follows:
  S 66-O. GAS AND ELECTRIC BILLING INFORMATION  FOR  RESIDENTIAL  RENTAL
PREMISES.  EVERY  GAS CORPORATION, ELECTRIC CORPORATION AND MUNICIPALITY
SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE TO ANY LANDLORD OR  LESSOR  OF  RESIDENTIAL  RENTAL
PREMISES,  WITHIN TEN DAYS OF RECEIPT OF A WRITTEN REQUEST THEREFOR FROM
ANY PROSPECTIVE TENANT OR LESSEE THEREOF, PRIOR TO THE  COMMENCEMENT  OF
TENANCY  OR  EXECUTION OF A LEASE, INFORMATION CONSISTING OF THE CHARGES
INCURRED AT SUCH PREMISES FOR GAS OR ELECTRIC SERVICE OR  BOTH  FOR  THE
LIFE OF THE DWELLING UNIT OR THE PRECEDING TWO YEAR PERIOD, WHICHEVER IS
SHORTER.  SUCH  INFORMATION SHALL BE IDENTIFIED SOLELY BY THE ADDRESS OF
THE DWELLING UNIT, AND  NO  OTHER  INFORMATION  IDENTIFYING  THE  OWNER,
LESSEE, OR OTHER OCCUPANT OF THE DWELLING UNIT SHALL BE UTILIZED FOR, OR
MADE AVAILABLE IN CONNECTION WITH, THE FURNISHING OF BILLING INFORMATION
PURSUANT  TO  THIS SECTION.  SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE FURNISHED TO BOTH
THE LANDLORD OR LESSOR AND TO THE PROSPECTIVE TENANT OR  LESSEE  WITHOUT
THE IMPOSITION OF ANY CHARGE OR FEE THEREFOR BY ANY PARTY TO ANY PARTY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it  shall have become a law; provided that the public service commission
is authorized to  promulgate any and all rules and regulations and  take
any other measures necessary to implement this act on its effective date
on or before such date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01890-02-5

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