Assembly Actions -
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Feb 12, 2020 |
recommit, enacting clause stricken |
Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to housing, construction and community development |
Mar 01, 2019 |
referred to housing, construction and community development |
Senate Bill S4130
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 27th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
2019-S4130 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A5331
- Law Section:
- New York City Administrative Code
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§26-408 & 26-511, NYC Ad Cd; amd §10, Emerg Ten Prot Act of 1974; amd §5, Emerg Hous Rent Cont L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2013-2014:
A5177
2015-2016: A3812
2017-2018: A5771
2019-S4130 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to recovery of certain housing accommodations by a landlord; limits a landlord's ability to take possession of units for their own primary residence: permits recovery of only one unit, and restricts such ability if the tenant has occupied the apartment for fifteen or more years.
2019-S4130 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4130 SPONSOR: KAVANAGH TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-four and the emergency housing rent control law, in relation to recovery of certain housing accommodations by a landlord PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to expand rent regulated tenant protections by limiting a landlord's ability to take possession of units for his or her own personal use. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill would limit a landlord's ability to take possession of rent regulated units, for his or her own or an immediate family member's personal use. The landlord would only be able reclaim units in cases of immediate and compelling necessity and would permit the recovery of only one such unit. Additionally, the bill would prohibit such a recovery if
2019-S4130 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4130 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 1, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KAVANAGH -- 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, the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-four and the emer- gency housing rent control law, in relation to recovery of certain housing accommodations by a landlord THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph 1 of subdivision b of section 26-408 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to read as follows: (1) The landlord seeks in good faith to recover possession of a hous- ing accommodation because of immediate and compelling necessity for his or her own personal use and occupancy AS HIS OR HER PRIMARY RESIDENCE or for the use and occupancy of his or her immediate family AS THEIR PRIMA- RY RESIDENCE provided, however, that this subdivision shall PERMIT RECOVERY OF ONLY ONE HOUSING ACCOMMODATION AND SHALL not apply where a member of the household lawfully occupying the housing accommodation is sixty-two years of age or older, has been a tenant in a housing accommo- dation in that building for [twenty] FIFTEEN years or more, or has an impairment which results from anatomical, physiological or psychological conditions, other than addiction to alcohol, gambling, or any controlled substance, which are demonstrable by medically acceptable clinical and laboratory diagnostic techniques, and which are expected to be permanent and which prevent the tenant from engaging in any substantial gainful employment; or § 2. Subparagraph (b) of paragraph 9 of subdivision c of section 26-511 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to read as follows: (b) where he or she seeks to recover possession of one [or more] dwelling [units] UNIT BECAUSE OF IMMEDIATE AND COMPELLING NECESSITY for his or her own personal use and occupancy as his or her primary resi- dence [in the city of New York and/or] OR for the use and occupancy of a
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