Assembly Bill A954

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to rent increases after vacancy of a housing accommodation; repealer

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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-A954 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1593
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Rpld §26-511 sub c ¶5-a, amd §§26-512 & 26-403.2, NYC Ad Cd; rpld §10 sub (a-1), amd §6, Emerg Ten Prot Act of 1974; amd §5, Emerg Hous Rent Cont L; amd §1, Chap 21 of 1962
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A463, S1332
2011-2012: A1309, S2699
2013-2014: A7343, S1040
2015-2016: A5567, S951
2019-2020: A2351, S185

2017-A954 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Repeals provisions permitting rent increases after vacancy of a housing accommodation.

2017-A954 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    954
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  KAVANAGH,  ORTIZ,  MOSLEY, DAVILA, PICHARDO,
   BICHOTTE, COLTON, JOYNER,  WALKER,  SEAWRIGHT,  SEPULVEDA,  ROSENTHAL,
   GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the administrative code of the city of New York, the
   emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-four, the emergen-
   cy housing rent control law and the local emergency rent control  act,
   in  relation  to  rent  increases  after vacancy of a housing accommo-
   dation; and to repeal certain provisions of the administrative code of
   the city of New York and the emergency tenant protection act of  nine-
   teen seventy-four relating thereto
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph 5-a of subdivision c of  section  26-511  of  the
 administrative code of the city of New York is REPEALED.
   §  2.  Subdivision  (a-1) of section 10 of section 4 of chapter 576 of
 the laws of 1974, constituting the emergency tenant  protection  act  of
 nineteen seventy-four is REPEALED.
   § 3. Subdivision f of section 26-512 of the administrative code of the
 city  of  New  York,  as  added  by  chapter 116 of the laws of 1997, is
 amended to read as follows:
   f. Notwithstanding any provision of this law to the  contrary  in  the
 case where all tenants named in a lease have permanently vacated a hous-
 ing accommodation and a family member of such tenant or tenants is enti-
 tled  to  and  executes a renewal lease for the housing accommodation if
 such accommodation continues to be subject to this law after such family
 member vacates, on the occurrence of such vacancy  the  legal  regulated
 rent  shall  be increased by a sum equal to the allowance then in effect
 for vacancy leases[, including the amount allowed by paragraph  (five-a)
 of  subdivision c of section 26-511 of this law]. Such increase shall be
 in addition to any other increases provided for in this law including an
 adjustment based upon a major  capital  improvement,  or  a  substantial
 modification  or increase of dwelling space or services, or installation
 of new  equipment  or  improvements  or  new  furniture  or  furnishings
 provided  in  or to the housing accommodation pursuant to section 26-511
              

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