senate Bill S2591A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Makes conforming technical changes to the New York City administrative code and the emergency tenant protection act relating to vacancy decontrol; repealer

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee


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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 08, 2020 referred to housing, construction and community development
Feb 04, 2019 print number 2591a
Feb 04, 2019 amend and recommit to housing, construction and community development
Jan 28, 2019 referred to housing, construction and community development

Co-Sponsors

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S2591 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1198
Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Rpld §2 sub 2 ¶(n), Emerg Hous Rent Cont L; rpld §5 sub a ¶13, amd §10, Emerg Ten Prot Act of 1974; rpld §26-403 sub e ¶2 sub¶ (k), §26-504.2, amd §26-511, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2005
2011-2012: A2430
2013-2014: A1585
2015-2016: S4474, A1865
2017-2018: S3482, A433

S2591 - Summary

Makes conforming technical changes to the New York City administrative code and the emergency tenant protection act relating to vacancy decontrol.

S2591 - Sponsor Memo

S2591 - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2591

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 28, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. STEWART-COUSINS, ADDABBO, BAILEY, BENJAMIN, GIANAR-
  IS,  HOYLMAN,  KAVANAGH,  KRUEGER,  LIU,  MAYER,  MONTGOMERY,  PARKER,
  PERSAUD,  RIVERA,  SANDERS, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, STAVISKY -- read twice
  and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
  on Housing, Construction and Community Development

AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York and  the
  emergency  tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-four, in relation
  to making conforming technical changes; and to repeal paragraph 13  of
  subdivision  a of section 5 of section 4 of chapter 576 of the laws of
  1974 constituting the emergency  tenant  protection  act  of  nineteen
  seventy-four,  paragraph  (n) of subdivision 2 of section 2 of chapter
  274 of the laws of  1946,  constituting  the  emergency  housing  rent
  control  law, and section 26-504.2 and subparagraph (k) of paragraph 2
  of subdivision e of section 26-403 of the administrative code  of  the
  city of New York, relating to vacancy decontrol

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Legislative findings  and  declaration  of  emergency.  The
legislature  hereby finds and declares that the serious public emergency
which led to the enactment of the existing laws  regulating  residential
rents  and  evictions  continues  to  exist; that such laws would better
serve the public interest if certain changes were made thereto,  includ-
ing  the  continued  regulation  of  certain housing accommodations that
become vacant and the reinstatement of  regulation  of  certain  housing
accommodations that have been deregulated upon vacancy.
  The  legislature  further  recognizes  that  severe  disruption of the
rental housing market has occurred and threatens to be exacerbated as  a
result  of  the present state of the law in relation to the deregulation
of housing accommodations upon  vacancy.  The  situation  has  permitted
speculative and profiteering practices and has brought about the loss of

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05084-01-9

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S2591A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1198
Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Rpld §2 sub 2 ¶(n), Emerg Hous Rent Cont L; rpld §5 sub a ¶13, amd §10, Emerg Ten Prot Act of 1974; rpld §26-403 sub e ¶2 sub¶ (k), §26-504.2, amd §26-511, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2005
2011-2012: A2430
2013-2014: A1585
2015-2016: S4474, A1865
2017-2018: S3482, A433

S2591A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes conforming technical changes to the New York City administrative code and the emergency tenant protection act relating to vacancy decontrol.

S2591A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S2591A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 2591--A

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 28, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. STEWART-COUSINS, ADDABBO, BAILEY, BENJAMIN, GIANAR-
  IS,  HOYLMAN,  KAVANAGH,  KRUEGER,  LIU,  MAYER,  MONTGOMERY,  PARKER,
  PERSAUD,  RIVERA,  SANDERS, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, STAVISKY -- read twice
  and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
  on  Housing,  Construction  and  Community  Development  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York and the
  emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-four, in  relation
  to  making conforming technical changes; and to repeal paragraph 13 of
  subdivision a of section 5 of section 4 of chapter 576 of the laws  of
  1974  constituting  the  emergency  tenant  protection act of nineteen
  seventy-four, paragraph (n) of subdivision 2 of section 2  of  chapter
  274  of  the  laws  of  1946,  constituting the emergency housing rent
  control law, and section 26-504.2 and subparagraph (k) of paragraph  2
  of  subdivision  e of section 26-403 of the administrative code of the
  city of New York, relating to vacancy decontrol

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Legislative  findings  and  declaration of emergency. The
legislature hereby finds and declares that the serious public  emergency
which  led  to the enactment of the existing laws regulating residential
rents and evictions continues to exist;  that  such  laws  would  better
serve  the public interest if certain changes were made thereto, includ-
ing the continued regulation  of  certain  housing  accommodations  that
become  vacant  and  the  reinstatement of regulation of certain housing
accommodations that have been deregulated upon vacancy.
  The legislature further  recognizes  that  severe  disruption  of  the
rental  housing market has occurred and threatens to be exacerbated as a
result of the present state of the law in relation to  the  deregulation
of  housing  accommodations  upon  vacancy.  The situation has permitted

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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