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Mar 03, 2020 | referred to housing |
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A9966 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Law Section:
- Real Property Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §238-b, RP L; add §99-hh, St Fin L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
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A5988
A9966 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9966 I N A S S E M B L Y March 3, 2020 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing AN ACT to amend the real property law and the state finance law, in relation to imposing a fee on landlords who have residential dwelling units which remain vacant for an extended period of time THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The real property law is amended by adding a new section 238-b to read as follows: § 238-B. WAREHOUSING OF RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNITS. 1. A LANDLORD OF A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNIT WHICH REMAINS VACANT FOR A PERIOD GREATER THAN THREE MONTHS SHALL PAY A MONTHLY WAREHOUSING FEE IN AN AMOUNT TO BE CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS: A. FOR THE FOURTH MONTH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNIT REMAINS VACANT, THE FEE SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE LAST LEGAL RENT CHARGED FOR SUCH UNIT. B. FOR EVERY ADDITIONAL MONTH THEREAFTER THAT A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNIT REMAINS VACANT, THE FEE SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE FEE CHARGED FOR THE PREVIOUS MONTH PLUS AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO FIFTY PERCENT. C. IF THE LEGAL RENT OF A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNIT CANNOT BE DETER- MINED, THE AMOUNT USED TO CALCULATE THE FEE UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE MARKET RENT FOR A SIMILARLY SIZED RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNIT IN THE SAME LOCATION, AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL. 2. A LANDLORD MAY PETITION THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL FOR A WAIVER OF THE FEE IMPOSED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION IF SUCH LANDLORD CAN DEMONSTRATE THAT SUCH RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNIT IS VACANT DUE TO SUBSTANTIAL RENOVATIONS WHICH RENDER SUCH UNIT UNABLE TO BE OCCUPIED. 3. THE FEE IMPOSED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PAID TO THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL. SUCH DIVISION SHALL PAY ALL FEES COLLECTED EACH MONTH TO THE STATE COMPTROLLER WHO SHALL DEPOSIT SUCH MONEY IN THE HOUSING VOUCHER ASSISTANCE FUND ESTAB- LISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETY-NINE-HH OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.