Assembly Bill A8149A

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires the disclosure of disabled tenants' rights to reasonable accommodations

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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-A8149 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6220
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §296, Exec L

2019-A8149 - Summary

Requires the disclosure of disabled tenants' rights to reasonable accommodations.

2019-A8149 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8149
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 4, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the  disclo-
   sure of disabled tenants' rights to reasonable accommodations
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 296 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 2-b to read as follows:
   2-B. EVERY OWNER, LESSEE, SUB-LESSEE, ASSIGNEE, OR MANAGING  AGENT  OF
 PUBLICLY-ASSISTED  HOUSING  ACCOMMODATIONS  OR  OTHER  PERSON HAVING THE
 RIGHT OF OWNERSHIP OR POSSESSION OF OR THE RIGHT TO RENT OR  LEASE  SUCH
 ACCOMMODATIONS  SHALL DISCLOSE TO ALL TENANTS AND PROSPECTIVE TENANTS OF
 THEIR RIGHT TO REQUEST REASONABLE MODIFICATIONS  AND  ACCOMMODATIONS  IF
 THEY HAVE A DISABILITY PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO-A OF THIS SECTION.
   §  2.  Section  296  of  the  executive law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 18-a to read as follows:
   18-A. EVERY OWNER, LESSEE, SUB-LESSEE, ASSIGNEE, OR MANAGING AGENT OF,
 OR OTHER PERSON HAVING THE RIGHT OF OWNERSHIP OF OR POSSESSION OF OR THE
 RIGHT TO RENT OR LEASE HOUSING  ACCOMMODATIONS  SHALL  DISCLOSE  TO  ALL
 TENANTS  AND  PROSPECTIVE  TENANTS  OF THEIR RIGHT TO REQUEST REASONABLE
 MODIFICATIONS AND ACCOMMODATIONS IF THEY HAVE A DISABILITY  PURSUANT  TO
 SUBDIVISION EIGHTEEN OF THIS SECTION.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11987-01-9

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2019-A8149A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6220
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §296, Exec L

2019-A8149A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the disclosure of disabled tenants' rights to reasonable accommodations.

2019-A8149A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8149--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 4, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the  disclo-
   sure of disabled tenants' rights to reasonable accommodations
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 296 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 2-b to read as follows:
   2-B. EVERY OWNER, LESSEE, SUB-LESSEE, ASSIGNEE, OR MANAGING  AGENT  OF
 PUBLICLY-ASSISTED  HOUSING  ACCOMMODATIONS  OR  OTHER  PERSON HAVING THE
 RIGHT OF OWNERSHIP OR POSSESSION OF OR THE RIGHT TO RENT OR  LEASE  SUCH
 ACCOMMODATIONS  SHALL DISCLOSE TO ALL TENANTS AND PROSPECTIVE TENANTS OF
 THEIR RIGHT TO REQUEST REASONABLE MODIFICATIONS  AND  ACCOMMODATIONS  IF
 THEY  HAVE  A  DISABILITY PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO-A OF THIS SECTION.
 SUCH DISCLOSURE SHALL BE MADE IN WRITING IN SUCH FORM AND MANNER AS  THE
 DIVISION MAY BY REGULATION PRESCRIBE AND PROVIDED TO ALL CURRENT TENANTS
 WITHIN  THIRTY  DAYS  OF  THE BEGINNING OF THEIR TENANCY, OR THIRTY DAYS
 FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION FOR  CURRENT  TENANTS.  SUCH
 DISCLOSURE SHALL ALSO BE CONSPICUOUSLY POSTED IN SUCH FORM AND MANNER AS
 THE  DIVISION  MAY  BY REGULATION PRESCRIBE ON EVERY VACANT PUBLICLY-AS-
 SISTED HOUSING ACCOMMODATION THAT IS AVAILABLE FOR RENT.
   § 2. Section 296 of the executive law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 18-a to read as follows:
   18-A. EVERY OWNER, LESSEE, SUB-LESSEE, ASSIGNEE, OR MANAGING AGENT OF,
 OR OTHER PERSON HAVING THE RIGHT OF OWNERSHIP OF OR POSSESSION OF OR THE
 RIGHT  TO  RENT  OR  LEASE  HOUSING ACCOMMODATIONS SHALL DISCLOSE TO ALL
 TENANTS AND PROSPECTIVE TENANTS OF THEIR  RIGHT  TO  REQUEST  REASONABLE
 MODIFICATIONS  AND  ACCOMMODATIONS IF THEY HAVE A DISABILITY PURSUANT TO
 SUBDIVISION EIGHTEEN OF THIS SECTION.  SUCH DISCLOSURE SHALL BE MADE  IN
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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