senate Bill S2367

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to surcharges for the installation or use of air conditioner units in housing accommodations subject to rent control

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee


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Jan 03, 2018 referred to housing, construction and community development
Jan 13, 2017 referred to housing, construction and community development

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S2367 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1368
Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add §26-416, amd §26-512, NYC Ad Cd; amd §6, Emerg Ten Prot Act of 1974; amd §4, Emerg Hous Rent Cont L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6110, A8290
2015-2016: S3565, A416
2019-2020: S3318, A2675
2021-2022: S2012, A992

S2367 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to surcharges for the installation or use of air conditioner units in housing accommodations subject to rent control.

S2367 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S2367 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  2367

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 13, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. ALCANTARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed  to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and
  Community Development

AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city  of  New  York,  the
  emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-four and the emer-
  gency  housing rent control law, in relation to prohibiting surcharges
  for the installation or use of air conditioner units in housing accom-
  modations subject to rent regulation

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

  Section  1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended
by adding a new section 26-416 to read as follows:
  §  26-416  SURCHARGES  FOR  TENANT-INSTALLED  AIR  CONDITIONER  UNITS;
PROHIBITED. THE IMPOSITION OF ANY SURCHARGE FOR THE INSTALLATION AND USE
OF  A  TENANT-INSTALLED  AIR  CONDITIONER  UNIT  IS PROHIBITED WHERE THE
TENANT PAYS FOR ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVICE.
  § 2. Section 6 of section 4 of  chapter  576  of  the  laws  of  1974,
constituting  the  emergency  tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-
four, is amended by adding a new subdivision h to read as follows:
  H. NO OWNER OF A HOUSING ACCOMMODATION SUBJECT TO  THE  PROVISIONS  OF
THIS  SECTION SHALL IMPOSE ANY SURCHARGE FOR THE INSTALLATION AND USE OF
A TENANT-INSTALLED AIR CONDITIONER UNIT WHERE THE TENANT PAYS FOR  ELEC-
TRIC UTILITY SERVICE.
  § 3. Section 26-512 of the administrative code of the city of New York
is amended by adding a new subdivision g to read as follows:
  G.    NO OWNER OF A HOUSING ACCOMMODATION SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS LAW SHALL IMPOSE ANY SURCHARGE FOR THE INSTALLATION AND  USE  OF  A
TENANT-INSTALLED AIR CONDITIONER UNIT WHERE THE TENANT PAYS FOR ELECTRIC
UTILITY SERVICE.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03494-01-7

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