S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2675--A
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 24, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED, L. ROSENTHAL, PICHARDO,
CRESPO, COOK, BENEDETTO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO,
DenDEKKER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing --
recommitted to the Committee on Housing in accordance with Assembly
Rule 3, sec. 2 -- 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, 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 g to read as follows:
G. 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 f to read as follows:
F. NO OWNER OF A HOUSING ACCOMMODATION SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS LAW SHALL IMPOSE ANY SURCHARGE FOR THE INSTALLATION AND USE OF A
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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TENANT-INSTALLED AIR CONDITIONER UNIT WHERE THE TENANT PAYS FOR ELECTRIC
UTILITY SERVICE.
§ 4. Subdivision 4 of section 4 of chapter 274 of the laws of 1946,
constituting the emergency housing rent control law, is amended by
adding a new paragraph (f) to read as follows:
(F) 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.
§ 5. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that: (a)
section 26-416 of the city rent and rehabilitation law as added by
section one of this act shall remain in full force and effect only as
long as the public emergency requires the regulation and control of
residential rents and evictions continues, as provided in subdivision 3
of section 1 of the local emergency housing rent control act; and
(b) the amendments to section 26-512 of chapter 4 of title 26 of the
administrative code of the city of New York, made by section three 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.