Senate Bill S6340

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting advertising for the use of dwelling units in a class A multiple dwelling

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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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Bill Amendments

co-Sponsors

2015-S6340 - Details

Law Section:
Multiple Dwelling Law
Laws Affected:
Add §121, Mult Dwell L; add Art 18 §27-287.1, NYC Ad Cd; add §226-c, RP L

2015-S6340 - Summary

Relates to prohibiting advertising for the use of dwelling units in a class A multiple dwelling.

2015-S6340 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6340 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6340

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 6, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  LANZA,  AVELLA,  COMRIE -- 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 and the administrative code of
  the city of New York, in  relation  to  prohibiting  advertising  that
  promotes  the use of dwelling units in a class A multiple dwelling for
  other than permanent residence purposes; and to amend the real proper-
  ty law, in relation to requiring  that  landlords  provide  notice  to
  tenants  of  the  consequences of advertising a rental unit for use on
  short term rental websites

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

  Section  1.  The  multiple  dwelling  law  is  amended by adding a new
section 121 to read as follows:
  S 121. PROHIBITING ADVERTISING THAT PROMOTES THE USE OF DWELLING UNITS
IN A CLASS A  MULTIPLE  DWELLING  FOR  OTHER  THAN  PERMANENT  RESIDENCE
PURPOSES.  1.  IT  SHALL  BE  UNLAWFUL  TO ADVERTISE OCCUPANCY OR USE OF
DWELLING UNITS IN A CLASS A MULTIPLE DWELLING FOR OTHER  THAN  PERMANENT
RESIDENCE PURPOSES.
  2. ANY PERSON FOUND TO HAVE VIOLATED THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE
OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE LIABLE FOR A CIVIL PENALTY OF NOT MORE THAN TWO
THOUSAND  FIVE  HUNDRED  DOLLARS  FOR THE FIRST VIOLATION, FIVE THOUSAND
DOLLARS FOR THE SECOND VIOLATION AND SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
FOR THE THIRD AND SUBSEQUENT VIOLATIONS.
  3. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "ADVERTISE"  SHALL  MEAN
ANY  FORM  OF  COMMUNICATION  FOR  MARKETING  THAT IS USED TO ENCOURAGE,
PERSUADE OR MANIPULATE VIEWERS, READERS OR  LISTENERS  INTO  CONTRACTING
FOR GOODS AND/OR SERVICES AS MAY BE VIEWED THROUGH VARIOUS MEDIA INCLUD-
ING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, FLYERS, HANDBILLS, TELE-
VISION  COMMERCIALS,  RADIO,  SIGNAGE,  DIRECT  MAIL,  WEBSITES  OR TEXT
MESSAGES.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13144-02-5
              

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2015-S6340A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Multiple Dwelling Law
Laws Affected:
Add §121, Mult Dwell L; add Art 18 §27-287.1, NYC Ad Cd; add §226-c, RP L

2015-S6340A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to prohibiting advertising for the use of dwelling units in a class A multiple dwelling.

2015-S6340A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6340A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 6340--A

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 6, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. LANZA, AVELLA, COMRIE, DILAN, ESPAILLAT, HAMILTON,
  LATIMER, PANEPINTO, PERALTA, PERSAUD, RIVERA -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing,
  Construction and Community Development -- committee  discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee

AN ACT to amend the multiple dwelling law and the administrative code of
  the city of New York, in  relation  to  prohibiting  advertising  that
  promotes  the use of dwelling units in a class A multiple dwelling for
  other than permanent residence purposes

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

  Section  1.  The  multiple  dwelling  law  is  amended by adding a new
section 121 to read as follows:
  S 121. PROHIBITING ADVERTISING THAT PROMOTES THE USE OF DWELLING UNITS
IN A CLASS A  MULTIPLE  DWELLING  FOR  OTHER  THAN  PERMANENT  RESIDENCE
PURPOSES.  1.  IT  SHALL  BE  UNLAWFUL  TO ADVERTISE OCCUPANCY OR USE OF
DWELLING UNITS IN A CLASS A MULTIPLE DWELLING FOR OCCUPANCY  THAT  WOULD
VIOLATE  SUBDIVISION  EIGHT  OF  SECTION FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER DEFINING A
"CLASS A" MULTIPLE DWELLING AS A MULTIPLE DWELLING THAT IS OCCUPIED  FOR
PERMANENT RESIDENCE PURPOSES.
  2. ANY PERSON FOUND TO HAVE VIOLATED THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE
OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE LIABLE FOR A CIVIL PENALTY OF NOT MORE THAN ONE
THOUSAND  DOLLARS FOR THE FIRST VIOLATION, FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE
SECOND VIOLATION AND SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR  THE  THIRD
AND SUBSEQUENT VIOLATIONS.
  3.  FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "ADVERTISE" SHALL MEAN
ANY FORM OF COMMUNICATION FOR  MARKETING  THAT  IS  USED  TO  ENCOURAGE,
PERSUADE  OR  MANIPULATE  VIEWERS, READERS OR LISTENERS INTO CONTRACTING
FOR GOODS AND/OR SERVICES AS MAY BE VIEWED THROUGH VARIOUS MEDIA INCLUD-
ING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, FLYERS, HANDBILLS, TELE-
VISION COMMERCIALS,  RADIO,  SIGNAGE,  DIRECT  MAIL,  WEBSITES  OR  TEXT
MESSAGES.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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