Assembly Bill A4946

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires landlords to ensure rental properties are equipped with utility services prior to renting such properties

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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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2019-A4946 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §235-b, add §235-h, RP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A6819
2021-2022: A4365

2019-A4946 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires landlords to ensure rental properties are equipped with utility services prior to renting such properties and requires landlords to keep utility services connected in between tenants.

2019-A4946 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4946
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 5, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. HUNTER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Housing
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the real property law, in relation to requiring land-
   lords to ensure rental properties are equipped with  utility  services
   prior to renting such properties
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 235-b of the real property law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4. THE LANDLORD SHALL NOT RENT NOR LEASE ANY PROPERTY TO A  TENANT  OR
 TENANTS  UNLESS  SUCH  PROPERTY IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE NEW YORK STATE
 UNIFORM FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING CODE ACT DESCRIBED IN ARTICLE EIGH-
 TEEN OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, SPECIFICALLY THAT UTILITY SERVICES  ARE  MADE
 AVAILABLE  TO  SUCH  DWELLING.  A LANDLORD'S FAILURE TO BE IN COMPLIANCE
 WITH SUCH ACT PRIOR TO RENTAL OR LEASE OF SUCH PROPERTY, SHALL RESULT IN
 PENALTIES PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 145.15 AND 145.20 OF THE PENAL LAW.
   § 2. The real property law is amended by adding a new section 235-h to
 read as follows:
   § 235-H. DUTY OF  LANDLORD  TO  KEEP  UTILITY  SERVICES  CONNECTED  IN
 BETWEEN  TENANTS.  1.  A  LANDLORD  SHALL  PARTICIPATE  IN ANY VOLUNTARY
 PROGRAM OFFERED BY THE UTILITY COMPANY THAT  SERVICES  THEIR  RENTED  OR
 LEASED PROPERTY THAT WOULD REVERT ALL UTILITY ACCOUNTS TO THE LANDLORD'S
 NAME AND KEEP UTILITY SERVICES CONNECTED IN BETWEEN TENANTS.
   2.  THIS  SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY IF THE UTILITY COMPANY IN THE RENTED
 OR LEASED PROPERTY'S AREA DOES NOT OFFER SUCH A PROGRAM.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04865-01-9

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