Assembly Bill A4153B

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires advertisements for certain accommodations to be submitted to designated enforcement agency

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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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2017-A4153 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
Multiple Dwelling Law
Laws Affected:
Add §15, Mult Dwell L; add Art 19 §27-287.5, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A2465
2013-2014: A599
2015-2016: A713

2017-A4153 - Summary

Requires advertisements for certain accommodations to be submitted to designated enforcement agency.

2017-A4153 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4153
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 1, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to  requiring  the
   provision  of  the  hotel  or  inn address to customers at the time of
   their reservation

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.    The  general  business  law  is amended by adding a new
 section 206-f to read as follows:
   § 206-F. HOTEL ADDRESS PROVIDED AT  THE  TIME  OF  RESERVATION.  1.  A
 CUSTOMER'S  HOTEL OR INN RESERVATION SHALL NOT BE LEGALLY BINDING UNLESS
 THE PHYSICAL ADDRESS OF THE HOTEL OR INN IS PROVIDED  AT  THE  TIME  THE
 CUSTOMER IS RESERVING A ROOM.
   2.  A  CUSTOMER  SHALL NOT BE BILLED, NOR SHALL THE CUSTOMER BE PENAL-
 IZED, AFTER CANCELLING A RESERVATION WHERE THE ADDRESS OF THE  HOTEL  OR
 INN  WAS  NOT PROVIDED AT THE TIME THE CUSTOMER WAS BOOKING THE RESERVA-
 TION.
   3. THE STATE CONSUMER PROTECTION BOARD SHALL ESTABLISH  PENALTIES  FOR
 ANY HOTEL OR INN THAT VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law; provided, however, that  immediately,  the  addition,
 amendment  and/or  repeal  of  any  rule or regulation necessary for the
 implementation of this act on its  effective  date  are  authorized  and
 directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05476-01-7



              

2017-A4153A - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
Multiple Dwelling Law
Laws Affected:
Add §15, Mult Dwell L; add Art 19 §27-287.5, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A2465
2013-2014: A599
2015-2016: A713

2017-A4153A - Summary

Requires advertisements for certain accommodations to be submitted to designated enforcement agency.

2017-A4153A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4153--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 1, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection -- committee  discharged,
   bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
   committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the multiple dwelling law and the administrative code of
   the city of New York, in  relation  to  requiring  advertisements  for
   certain  accommodations to include the physical address of such accom-
   modation
 
   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 15 to read as follows:
   § 15. ADVERTISEMENTS FOR THE USE OF DWELLING UNITS IN  A  CLASS  A  OR
 CLASS  B  MULTIPLE DWELLING; DISCLOSURE OF ADDRESS.  1. EVERY ADVERTISE-
 MENT OF OR OFFER FOR ACCOMMODATION IN A CLASS  A  OR  CLASS  B  MULTIPLE
 DWELLING  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OTHER  THAN PERMANENT OCCUPANCY SHALL MAKE
 PUBLIC THE EXACT PHYSICAL ADDRESS, INCLUDING  THE  STREET  NAME,  STREET
 NUMBER,  APARTMENT  NUMBER,  BOROUGH,  TOWN  AND COUNTY OF SUCH ACCOMMO-
 DATION.
   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, FLIERS, 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.
              

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2017-A4153B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
Multiple Dwelling Law
Laws Affected:
Add §15, Mult Dwell L; add Art 19 §27-287.5, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A2465
2013-2014: A599
2015-2016: A713

2017-A4153B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires advertisements for certain accommodations to be submitted to designated enforcement agency.

2017-A4153B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4153--B
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 1, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection -- committee  discharged,
   bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
   committee -- again  reported  from  said  committee  with  amendments,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the multiple dwelling law and the administrative code of
   the  city  of  New  York,  in relation to requiring advertisements for
   certain accommodations to be submitted to the  designated  enforcement
   agency
 
   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 15 to read as follows:
   §  15.  ADVERTISEMENTS FOR THE USE OF DWELLING UNITS; REQUIRED DISCLO-
 SURES.  1. A. ANY ONLINE PLATFORM OFFERING  ADVERTISEMENT  FOR  ACCOMMO-
 DATION  IN  A  DWELLING  FOR A PERIOD FEWER THAN THIRTY CONSECUTIVE DAYS
 SHALL SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO  THE  DEPARTMENT  BEFORE  SUCH
 ADVERTISEMENT IS PERMITTED TO BE LISTED ON SUCH PLATFORM:
   (I)  THE  EXACT PHYSICAL ADDRESS OF THE DWELLING, INCLUDING THE STREET
 NAME, STREET NUMBER, APARTMENT NUMBER, BOROUGH, TOWN AND COUNTY;
   (II) THE FULL LEGAL NAME OF THE PERSON OFFERING ACCOMMODATION IN  SUCH
 DWELLING;
   (III) CONTACT INFORMATION INCLUDING PHONE NUMBER AND EMAIL ADDRESS FOR
 THE LOCAL HOST OR CO-HOST FOR SUCH DWELLING;
   (IV)  THE  CATEGORY  OF  THE  DWELLING AS EITHER A PRIVATE DWELLING AS
 DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION FOUR  OF  THIS  CHAPTER,  CLASS  A
 MULTIPLE  DWELLING  AS  DEFINED  IN SUBDIVISION EIGHT OF SECTION FOUR OF
 THIS ARTICLE OR CLASS B MULTIPLE DWELLING AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION NINE
 OF SECTION FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER;
   (V) WHETHER THE DWELLING IS COVERED BY A RENT CONTROL, RENT STABILIZA-
 TION OR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM AND IF SO, THE NAME OF SUCH PROGRAM;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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