assembly Bill A7520

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the regulation of short-term rental units

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Jan 03, 2018 referred to housing
Apr 28, 2017 referred to housing

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A7520 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7182
Law Section:
Multiple Dwelling Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§4 & 304, add Art 7-D §§288 - 292, Mult Dwell L; amd §§1101, 1105, 1104, 1131, 1132 & 1202, Tax L; amd §1, Chap 161 of 1970
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A6392, S4899
2021-2022: S1658
2023-2024: S3407

A7520 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the regulation of short-term rental units; authorizes short-term rental units and requires short-term rental hosts to register each unit with the division of housing and community renewal; establishes that occupancies of a short-term rental unit shall be subject to taxes and fees pursuant to articles twenty-eight and twenty-nine of the tax law and applicable local laws.

A7520 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  7520

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 28, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. LENTOL -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Housing

AN  ACT  to amend the multiple dwelling law and the tax law, in relation
  to the regulation of short-term rental units; and to amend chapter 161
  of the laws of 1970, relating to enabling any city having a population
  of one million or more to impose and collect taxes on the occupancy of
  hotel rooms in such city, in relation to authorizing any  city  agency
  administering  certain  taxes  to  enter  into voluntary agreements to
  permit the collection and remittance of such taxes

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

  Section 1. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph a of subdivision 8 of section 4
of  the  multiple dwelling law, as amended by chapter 225 of the laws of
2010, is amended to read as follows:
  (1) (A) occupancy of such dwelling unit for fewer than thirty  consec-
utive  days  by other natural persons living within the household of the
permanent occupant such as house guests or lawful boarders,  roomers  or
lodgers; [or]
  (B)  incidental  and  occasional  occupancy  of such dwelling unit for
fewer than thirty consecutive days by other  natural  persons  when  the
permanent  occupants are temporarily absent for personal reasons such as
vacation or medical  treatment,  provided  that  there  is  no  monetary
compensation paid to the permanent occupants for such occupancy; OR
  (C) OCCUPANCY OF SUCH DWELLING AS A SHORT-TERM RENTAL UNIT PURSUANT TO
ARTICLE SEVEN-D OF THIS CHAPTER.
  §  2.  The  multiple  dwelling  law is amended by adding a new article
seven-D to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 7-D
                         SHORT-TERM RENTAL UNITS
SECTION 288. DEFINITIONS.
        289. SHORT-TERM RENTAL UNITS AUTHORIZED.

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