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Assembly Bill A7746A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires landlords of rent stabilized housing accommodations to immediately add the names of the tenant's spouse and immediate family member to the lease and any renewals thereof upon request by the tenant

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2019-A7746 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7756
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §25-611, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S2730

2019-A7746 - Summary

Requires landlords of rent stabilized housing accommodations to immediately add the names of the tenant's spouse to the lease and any renewals thereof upon request by the tenant.

2019-A7746 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7746
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 17, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Housing
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
   relation to requiring landlords of rent  stabilized  housing  accommo-
   dations  to immediately add the names of the tenant's spouse and imme-
   diate family members to  the  lease  and  any  renewals  thereof  upon
   request by the tenant
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision c of section 26-511 of the administrative  code
 of the city of New York is amended by adding a new paragraph 4-a to read
 as follows:
   (4-A)  INCLUDES  PROVISIONS REQUIRING LANDLORDS TO IMMEDIATELY ADD THE
 NAMES OF THE TENANT'S SPOUSE AND IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS TO  THE  LEASE
 AND ANY RENEWALS THEREOF UPON REQUEST BY THE TENANT;
   §  2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the amend-
 ments to section 26-511 of chapter 4 of title 26 of  the  administrative
 code  of  the  city  of  New  York made by section one 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.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11060-01-9

2019-A7746A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7756
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §25-611, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S2730

2019-A7746A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires landlords of rent stabilized housing accommodations to immediately add the names of the tenant's spouse to the lease and any renewals thereof upon request by the tenant.

2019-A7746A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7746--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 17, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee  on  Housing -- recommitted to the Committee on Housing in accord-
   ance with Assembly Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee

 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
   relation  to  requiring  landlords of rent stabilized housing accommo-
   dations to immediately add the name of  the  tenant's  spouse  to  the
   lease and any renewals thereof upon request by the tenant
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision c of section 26-511 of the administrative  code
 of the city of New York is amended by adding a new paragraph 4-a to read
 as follows:
   (4-A)  INCLUDES  PROVISIONS REQUIRING LANDLORDS TO IMMEDIATELY ADD THE
 NAME OF THE TENANT'S SPOUSE TO THE LEASE AND ANY RENEWALS  THEREOF  UPON
 REQUEST BY THE TENANT;
   §  2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the amend-
 ments to section 26-511 of chapter 4 of title 26 of  the  administrative
 code  of  the  city  of  New  York made by section one 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.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11060-02-0

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