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Senate Bill S7053

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides that the tenant or subtenant of a class A multiple dwelling unit shall be liable for violations of multiple dwelling law relating to the illegal short term lease of such unit

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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2015-S7053 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Multiple Dwelling Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4, add §15, Mult Dwell L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S342

2015-S7053 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the tenant or subtenant of a class A multiple dwelling unit shall be liable for violations relating to the illegal short term lease of such unit through an internet website.

2015-S7053 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7053 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7053

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 21, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. PERALTA -- 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 multiple dwelling law, in relation to the short term
  rental  of  dwelling  units  through internet based residential rental
  websites

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

  Section 1. Section 4 of the multiple dwelling law is amended by adding
two new subdivisions 15-a and 15-b to read as follows:
   15-A.  "SHORT  TERM  RENTAL UNIT" IS A CLASS A MULTIPLE DWELLING UNIT
THAT IS MADE AVAILABLE FOR RENT OR FOR  HIRE  BY  THE  TENANT  OR  LEGAL
SUBTENANT  THEREOF, TO GUESTS FOR A PERIOD OF THIRTY CONSECUTIVE DAYS OR
LESS. SUCH TERM SHALL NOT INCLUDE ANY RENTAL OR USE OF SUCH  A  DWELLING
UNIT BY THE OWNER OR LANDLORD THEREOF.
  15-B.  "INTERNET  BASED  RESIDENTIAL  RENTAL  WEBSITE"  IS AN INTERNET
WEBSITE OR OTHER ELECTRONIC SERVICE THAT OFFERS,  PROMOTES  OR  PROVIDES
ACCESS TO THE RENTAL OR USE OF ANY SHORT TERM RENTAL UNIT.
  S  2.  The multiple dwelling law is amended by adding a new section 15
to read as follows:
  S 15. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER TO CERTAIN SHORT TERM  RENTAL  UNITS.  1.
NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  PROVISION  OF THIS CHAPTER TO THE CONTRARY, IN THE
EVENT OF A VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS  CHAPTER  RELATING  TO  A
SHORT  TERM  RENTAL  UNIT RENTED OR USED BY GUESTS, WHO USED AN INTERNET
BASED RESIDENTIAL RENTAL WEBSITE TO IDENTIFY  SUCH  UNIT,  ANY  AND  ALL
FINES  AND  PENALTIES  ASSIGNED FOR SUCH VIOLATION SHALL BE IMPOSED UPON
THE TENANT OR LEGAL SUBTENANT WHO CAUSED THE SHORT TERM RENTAL  UNIT  TO
BE  RENTED  TO  OR  USED  BY  SUCH GUESTS. NO OWNER OR LANDLORD SHALL BE
LIABLE FOR ANY SUCH FINE OR PENALTY, UNLESS SUCH OWNER OR LANDLORD SHALL
HAVE HAD KNOWLEDGE OF AND ALLOWED THE  CONTINUANCE  OF  THE  SHORT  TERM
RENTAL OF THE DWELLING UNIT.
  2.  WHENEVER THE TENANT OR LEGAL SUBTENANT OF A SHORT TERM RENTAL UNIT
SHALL HAVE ABANDONED SUCH UNIT AND HIS OR HER LOCATION IS NOT  AVAILABLE
TO  THE  DEPARTMENT,  THE  LANDLORD OR OWNER OF THE DWELLING UNIT SHALL,

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

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