S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9622
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 28, 2020
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Introduced by M. of A. O'DONNELL -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to allowing munici-
palities the right to enact commercial rent control measures
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 228 of the real property law, as amended by chapter
312 of the laws of 1962, is amended to read as follows:
§ 228. Termination of tenancies at will or by sufferance, by notice.
1. A tenancy at will or by sufferance, however created, may be termi-
nated by a written notice of not less than thirty days given in behalf
of the landlord, to the tenant, requiring him to remove from the prem-
ises; which notice must be served, either by delivering to the tenant or
to a person of suitable age and discretion, residing upon the premises,
or if neither the tenant nor such a person can be found, by affixing it
upon a conspicuous part of the premises, where it may be conveniently
read. At the expiration of thirty days after the service of such notice,
the landlord may re-enter, maintain an action to recover possession, or
proceed, in the manner prescribed by law, to remove the tenant, without
further or other notice to quit.
2. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO AMEND,
REPEAL, MODIFY OR AFFECT ANY LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE, OR ANY PROVISION OF
THE NEW YORK CITY CHARTER OR ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF THE CITY OF NEW
YORK, OR TO LIMIT OR RESTRICT THE POWER OF ANY CITY TO AMEND OR MODIFY
ANY LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE, OR TO LIMIT OR RESTRICT THE POWER OF THE
CITY OF NEW YORK TO AMEND OR MODIFY ANY ORDINANCE OR PROVISION OF THE
NEW YORK CITY CHARTER OR ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, OR
TO RESTRICT OR LIMIT ANY POWER OTHERWISE CONFERRED BY LAW.
§ 2. Section 229 of the real property law is amended to read as
follows:
§ 229. Liability of tenant holding over after giving notice of inten-
tion to quit. 1. If a tenant gives notice of his intention to quit the
premises held by him, and does not accordingly deliver up the possession
thereof, at the time specified in such notice, he or his personal repre-
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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sentatives must, so long as he continue in possession, pay to the land-
lord, his heirs or assigns, double the rent which he should otherwise
have paid, to be recovered at the same time, and in the same manner, as
the single rent.
2. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO AMEND,
REPEAL, MODIFY OR AFFECT ANY LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE, OR ANY PROVISION OF
THE NEW YORK CITY CHARTER OR ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF THE CITY OF NEW
YORK, OR TO LIMIT OR RESTRICT THE POWER OF ANY CITY TO AMEND OR MODIFY
ANY LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE, OR TO LIMIT OR RESTRICT THE POWER OF THE
CITY OF NEW YORK TO AMEND OR MODIFY ANY ORDINANCE OR PROVISION OF THE
NEW YORK CITY CHARTER OR ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, OR
TO RESTRICT OR LIMIT ANY POWER OTHERWISE CONFERRED BY LAW.
§ 3. Section 232-a of the real property law, as amended by section 32
of part Q of chapter 39 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as
follows:
§ 232-a. 1. Notice to terminate monthly tenancy or tenancy from month
to month in the city of New York. No monthly tenant, or tenant from
month to month, shall hereafter be removed from any lands or buildings
in the city of New York on the grounds of holding over the tenant's term
unless pursuant to the notice period required by subdivision two of
section two hundred twenty-six-c of this article, or for a tenancy other
than a residential tenancy at least thirty days before the expiration of
the term, the landlord or the landlord's agent serve upon the tenant, in
the same manner in which a notice of petition in summary proceedings is
now allowed to be served by law, a notice in writing to the effect that
the landlord elects to terminate the tenancy and that unless the tenant
removes from such premises on the day designated in the notice, the
landlord will commence summary proceedings under the statute to remove
such tenant therefrom.
2. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO AMEND,
REPEAL, MODIFY OR AFFECT ANY LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE, OR ANY PROVISION OF
THE NEW YORK CITY CHARTER OR ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF THE CITY OF NEW
YORK, OR TO LIMIT OR RESTRICT THE POWER OF ANY CITY TO AMEND OR MODIFY
ANY LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE, OR TO LIMIT OR RESTRICT THE POWER OF THE
CITY OF NEW YORK TO AMEND OR MODIFY ANY ORDINANCE OR PROVISION OF THE
NEW YORK CITY CHARTER OR ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, OR
TO RESTRICT OR LIMIT ANY POWER OTHERWISE CONFERRED BY LAW.
§ 4. Subdivision 5 of section 235-d of the real property law, as added
by chapter 508 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
5. The powers and remedies set forth in this section shall be in addi-
tion to all other powers and remedies in relation to harassment includ-
ing the award of damages. Nothing contained [herein] IN THIS SECTION
shall be construed to amend, repeal, modify or affect any [existing]
local law or ordinance, or ANY provision of the NEW YORK CITY charter or
administrative code of the city of New York, or to limit or restrict the
power of ANY CITY TO AMEND OR MODIFY ANY LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE, OR TO
LIMIT OR RESTRICT THE POWER OF the city OF NEW YORK to amend or modify
any [existing local law,] ordinance or provision of the NEW YORK CITY
charter or administrative code OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, or to restrict
or limit any power otherwise conferred by law [with respect to harass-
ment].
§ 5. This act shall take effect immediately.