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                                   5901
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 17, 2017
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GLICK, ROSENTHAL, DINOWITZ, O'DONNELL, COOK,
   COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GOTTFRIED,  PERRY,  WEINSTEIN
   -- 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 renewal of a lease under the stabilization code

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subparagraph (a) of paragraph 9 of subdivision c of section
 26-511  of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to
 read as follows:
   (a) (1) where [he or she] THE OWNER HAS ESTABLISHED TO  THE  SATISFAC-
 TION  OF  THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL, AFTER A HEARING
 AT WHICH ALL PARTIES MAY PRESENT EVIDENCE THAT THE SUBJECT  BUILDING  IS
 IN A SUBSTANDARD OR SERIOUSLY DETERIORATED CONDITION, AND THAT THE OWNER
 intends  in  good  faith  to  demolish  the building and [has obtained a
 permit therefor from the department of buildings] SUBMITS PROOF PRIOR TO
 FILING THE APPLICATION  WITH  THE  DIVISION  OF  HOUSING  AND  COMMUNITY
 RENEWAL  THAT  PLANS  AND  IF  POSSIBLE,  THE NECESSARY PERMITS, FOR THE
 UNDERTAKING HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY AND OBTAINED FROM  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF
 BUILDINGS.    SUCH APPLICATION SHALL BE FILED AT LEAST NINETY DAYS PRIOR
 TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE LEASE TERM; FOR THE PURPOSE  OF  THIS  SUBPARA-
 GRAPH,  "DEMOLISH"  MEANS  THE  COMPLETE  RAZING OF THE ENTIRE BUILDING,
 INCLUDING ALL EXTERIOR WALLS, IN ORDER TO CONSTRUCT A NEW BUILDING  WITH
 THE SAME OR GREATER NUMBER OF RENTAL HOUSING UNITS;
   (2)  THE  ORDER  GRANTING  THE  OWNER'S  DEMOLITION  APPLICATION SHALL
 PROVIDE THAT THE OWNER MUST, AT THE TENANT'S OPTION, EITHER:  (I)  RELO-
 CATE  THE  TENANT  TO  AN EQUIVALENT OR SUPERIOR RENT STABILIZED HOUSING
 ACCOMMODATION IN A CLOSELY PROXIMATE  AREA,  OR  IF  A  NEW  RESIDENTIAL
 BUILDING  IS BEING CONSTRUCTED ON THE SITE PROVIDE THE TENANT WITH SUIT-
 ABLE INTERIM HOUSING AT NO ADDITIONAL COST UNTIL A UNIT IS AVAILABLE  IN
 THE  NEW  BUILDING; PROVIDE THAT THE AMOUNT OF RENT CHARGED FOR THE UNIT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 A. 5901                             2
 
 SHALL BE AT THE SAME OR LOWER LEGAL  REGULATED  RENT;  AND  PROVIDE  THE
 TENANT,  IN  ADDITION  TO  REASONABLE MOVING EXPENSES, PAYMENT OF A FIVE
 THOUSAND DOLLAR STIPEND, PROVIDED THE TENANT VACATES ON  OR  BEFORE  THE
 VACATE  DATE  REQUIRED BY THE FINAL ORDER; OR (II) PROVIDE RELOCATION OF
 THE TENANT TO A SUITABLE HOUSING ACCOMMODATION AT A RENT  IN  EXCESS  OF
 THAT FOR THE SUBJECT HOUSING ACCOMMODATION; PROVIDE THE TENANT, IN ADDI-
 TION TO REASONABLE MOVING EXPENSES, A STIPEND EQUAL TO THE DIFFERENCE OF
 THE RENT CHARGED AT THE HOUSING ACCOMMODATION BEING VACATED AND THE RENT
 CHARGED FOR THE HOUSING ACCOMMODATION TO WHICH THE TENANT IS RELOCATING,
 MULTIPLIED  BY  SEVENTY-TWO  MONTHS,  PROVIDED  THE TENANT VACATES ON OR
 BEFORE THE VACATE DATE REQUIRED BY THE FINAL ORDER;  OR  (III)  PAY  THE
 TENANT  A  STIPEND  WHICH  SHALL  BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TENANT'S
 CURRENT RENT AND AN AMOUNT TO BE CALCULATED USING THE DEMOLITION STIPEND
 CHART, CREATED BY THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL,  MULTI-
 PLIED BY SEVENTY-TWO MONTHS; or
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall apply to any
 tenant in possession on or after such effective date and to  any  action
 or proceeding pending in any court and to any application, complaint, or
 proceeding  pending  before  an  administrative agency on such effective
 date, as well as to  any  action  or  proceeding  commenced  thereafter;
 provided, however that the amendments to subparagraph (a) of paragraph 9
 of  subdivision  c  of  section  26-511  of chapter 4 of title 26 of the
 administrative code of the city of New York made by section one of  this
 act  shall  expire  on  the  same date as such law expires and shall not
 affect the expiration of such law as provided under  section  26-520  of
 such law.