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Assembly Bill A520

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to information available pertaining to rental histories of rent-stabilized units through FOIL applications

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2017-A520 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §§26-516 & 26-517, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7785
2015-2016: A1581
2019-2020: A934
2021-2022: A1743
2023-2024: A33
2025-2026: A1539

2017-A520 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to information available pertaining to rental histories of rent stabilized units through FOIL applications by the NYS division of housing and community renewal.

2017-A520 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    520
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 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.
   § 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.
   § 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.
                                                            LBD01774-01-7

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