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Assembly Bill A6608A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to lease renewal upon failure of a tenant to renew his or her lease

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2017-A6608 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3559
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §26-511, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S7732
2013-2014: S4032
2015-2016: A10538, S2281

2017-A6608 - Summary

Requires the stabilization code in the city of New York to provide for the automatic renewal, at the option of the owner, of leases not timely renewed.

2017-A6608 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6608
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. GJONAJ -- 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 requiring that the stabilization code  provide  that  upon
   the  failure  of the tenant to timely renew his or her lease or rental
   agreement, such lease or agreement may be deemed to have been renewed
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision c of section 26-511 of the administrative code
 of the city of New York is amended by adding a new paragraph 15 to  read
 as follows:
   (15)  PROVIDES  THAT A RENT STABILIZED TENANT WHO (A) HAS RECEIVED THE
 REQUISITE NOTICE OF LEASE RENEWAL; (B) HAS NOT RESPONDED  TO  THE  OWNER
 REGARDING  WHETHER  THE  TENANT INTENDS TO REMAIN IN OCCUPANCY AFTER THE
 EXPIRATION OF THE LEASE AND, IF SO, AS TO THE LENGTH  OF  SUCH  RENEWAL;
 AND  (C) AND DOES REMAIN IN OCCUPANCY AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF HIS OR HER
 LEASE, MAY BE DEEMED TO HAVE HIS OR  HER  LEASE  RENEWED  BY  THE  OWNER
 SUBJECT  TO  THE  SAME  TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE PRIOR RENEWAL LEASE.
 SUCH LEASE SHALL BE DEEMED RENEWED AT THE LEGAL REGULATED RENT, TOGETHER
 WITH ANY RENT GUIDELINES BOARD INCREASES THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN APPLICABLE
 HAD THE OFFER OF A RENEWAL LEASE BEEN TIMELY ACCEPTED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law, provided, however, that the amendments to subdivision
 c  of  section 26-511 of the administrative code of the city of New York
 made by section one of this act shall not affect the expiration of  such
 section and shall be deemed to expire therewith.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10508-01-7

2017-A6608A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3559
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §26-511, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S7732
2013-2014: S4032
2015-2016: A10538, S2281

2017-A6608A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the stabilization code in the city of New York to provide for the automatic renewal, at the option of the owner, of leases not timely renewed.

2017-A6608A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6608--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. GJONAJ -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Housing -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
   relation to requiring that the stabilization code  provide  that  upon
   the  failure  of the tenant to timely renew his or her lease or rental
   agreement, such lease or agreement may be deemed to have been renewed
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision c of section 26-511 of the administrative code
 of the city of New York is amended by adding a new paragraph 15 to  read
 as follows:
   (15)  PROVIDES  THAT, NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY OTHER LAW,
 WHERE THE TENANT FAILS TO TIMELY  RENEW  AN  EXPIRING  LEASE  OR  RENTAL
 AGREEMENT  OFFERED  PURSUANT TO THIS LAW, AND REMAINS IN OCCUPANCY AFTER
 EXPIRATION OF THE LEASE, SUCH LEASE OR RENTAL AGREEMENT MAY BE DEEMED TO
 HAVE BEEN RENEWED UPON THE SAME TERMS AND CONDITIONS, AT THE LEGAL REGU-
 LATED RENT, TOGETHER WITH ANY GUIDELINES  ADJUSTMENTS  THAT  WOULD  HAVE
 BEEN  APPLICABLE  HAD THE OFFER OF A RENEWAL LEASE BEEN TIMELY ACCEPTED.
 THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE RENT ADJUSTMENT UNDER THE DEEMED RENEWAL LEASE
 SHALL COMMENCE ON THE FIRST RENT PAYMENT DATE  OCCURRING  NO  LESS  THAN
 NINETY  DAYS  AFTER SUCH OFFER IS MADE BY THE OWNER. NOTWITHSTANDING THE
 FOREGOING, AN OWNER MAY ELECT TO COMMENCE AN  ACTION  OR  PROCEEDING  TO
 RECOVER  POSSESSION  OF  A HOUSING ACCOMMODATION IN A COURT OF COMPETENT
 JURISDICTION WHERE THE TENANT, UPON THE EXPIRATION OF THE EXISTING LEASE
 OR RENTAL AGREEMENT, FAILS TO TIMELY RENEW  SUCH  LEASE  IN  THE  MANNER
 PRESCRIBED BY LAW.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law; and provided that the amendments to 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.

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