Senate Bill S4899B

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the regulation of short-term rental units

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  • Delivered to Governor
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2019-S4899 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6392
Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Multiple Dwelling Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§4 & 304, add Art 7-D §§288 - 292, Mult Dwell L; add Art 4-A §§80 - 84, amd §304, Mult Res L; amd §§1101, 1105, 1104, 1131, 1132 & 1202, Tax L; amd §1, Chap 161 of 1970
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S7182, A7520
2021-2022: S1658
2023-2024: S3407

2019-S4899 - Summary

Relates to the regulation of short-term rental units; authorizes short-term rental units and requires short-term rental hosts to register each unit with the division of housing and community renewal; establishes that occupancies of a short-term rental unit shall be subject to taxes and fees pursuant to articles twenty-eight and twenty-nine of the tax law and applicable local laws.

2019-S4899 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4899 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4899
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 28, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. SKOUFIS, CARLUCCI, HARCKHAM, SAVINO, THOMAS -- 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 multiple dwelling law and the tax law, in relation
   to the regulation of short-term rental units; and to amend chapter 161
   of the laws of 1970, relating to enabling any city having a population
   of one million or more to impose and collect taxes on the occupancy of
   hotel rooms in such city, in relation to authorizing any  city  agency
   administering  certain  taxes  to  enter  into voluntary agreements to
   permit the collection and remittance of such taxes
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph a of subdivision 8 of section 4
 of  the  multiple dwelling law, as amended by chapter 225 of the laws of
 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   (1) (A) occupancy of such dwelling unit for fewer than thirty  consec-
 utive  days  by other natural persons living within the household of the
 permanent occupant such as house guests or lawful boarders,  roomers  or
 lodgers; [or]
   (B)  incidental  and  occasional  occupancy  of such dwelling unit for
 fewer than thirty consecutive days by other  natural  persons  when  the
 permanent  occupants are temporarily absent for personal reasons such as
 vacation or medical  treatment,  provided  that  there  is  no  monetary
 compensation paid to the permanent occupants for such occupancy; OR
   (C) OCCUPANCY OF SUCH DWELLING AS A SHORT-TERM RENTAL UNIT PURSUANT TO
 ARTICLE SEVEN-D OF THIS CHAPTER.
   §  2. The multiple dwelling law is amended by adding a new article 7-D
 to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 7-D
                          SHORT-TERM RENTAL UNITS
 SECTION 288. DEFINITIONS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

2019-S4899A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6392
Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Multiple Dwelling Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§4 & 304, add Art 7-D §§288 - 292, Mult Dwell L; add Art 4-A §§80 - 84, amd §304, Mult Res L; amd §§1101, 1105, 1104, 1131, 1132 & 1202, Tax L; amd §1, Chap 161 of 1970
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S7182, A7520
2021-2022: S1658
2023-2024: S3407

2019-S4899A - Summary

Relates to the regulation of short-term rental units; authorizes short-term rental units and requires short-term rental hosts to register each unit with the division of housing and community renewal; establishes that occupancies of a short-term rental unit shall be subject to taxes and fees pursuant to articles twenty-eight and twenty-nine of the tax law and applicable local laws.

2019-S4899A - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4899A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4899--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 28, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. SKOUFIS, HARCKHAM, THOMAS -- 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 commit-
   tee

 AN ACT to amend the multiple dwelling law, the  multiple  residence  law
   and  the  tax  law, in relation to the regulation of short-term rental
   units; and to amend chapter 161 of  the  laws  of  1970,  relating  to
   enabling any city having a population of one million or more to impose
   and  collect  taxes  on  the occupancy of hotel rooms in such city, in
   relation to authorizing any city agency administering certain taxes to
   enter into voluntary agreements to permit the  collection  and  remit-
   tance of such taxes
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph a of subdivision 8 of section 4
 of the multiple dwelling law, as amended by chapter 225 of the  laws  of
 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   (1)  (A) occupancy of such dwelling unit for fewer than thirty consec-
 utive days by other natural persons living within the household  of  the
 permanent  occupant  such as house guests or lawful boarders, roomers or
 lodgers; [or]
   (B) incidental and occasional occupancy  of  such  dwelling  unit  for
 fewer  than  thirty  consecutive  days by other natural persons when the
 permanent occupants are temporarily absent for personal reasons such  as
 vacation  or  medical  treatment,  provided  that  there  is no monetary
 compensation paid to the permanent occupants for such occupancy; OR
   (C) OCCUPANCY OF SUCH DWELLING AS A SHORT-TERM RENTAL UNIT PURSUANT TO
 ARTICLE SEVEN-D OF THIS CHAPTER.
   § 2. The multiple dwelling law is amended by adding a new article  7-D
 to read as follows:

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

co-Sponsors

2019-S4899B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6392
Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Multiple Dwelling Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§4 & 304, add Art 7-D §§288 - 292, Mult Dwell L; add Art 4-A §§80 - 84, amd §304, Mult Res L; amd §§1101, 1105, 1104, 1131, 1132 & 1202, Tax L; amd §1, Chap 161 of 1970
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S7182, A7520
2021-2022: S1658
2023-2024: S3407

2019-S4899B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the regulation of short-term rental units; authorizes short-term rental units and requires short-term rental hosts to register each unit with the division of housing and community renewal; establishes that occupancies of a short-term rental unit shall be subject to taxes and fees pursuant to articles twenty-eight and twenty-nine of the tax law and applicable local laws.

2019-S4899B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4899B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4899--B
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 28, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. SKOUFIS, HARCKHAM, MONTGOMERY, THOMAS -- 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  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the multiple dwelling law, the  multiple  residence  law
   and  the  tax  law, in relation to the regulation of short-term rental
   units; and to amend chapter 161 of  the  laws  of  1970,  relating  to
   enabling any city having a population of one million or more to impose
   and  collect  taxes  on  the occupancy of hotel rooms in such city, in
   relation to authorizing any city agency administering certain taxes to
   enter into voluntary agreements to permit the  collection  and  remit-
   tance of such taxes
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph a of subdivision 8 of section 4
 of the multiple dwelling law, as amended by chapter 225 of the  laws  of
 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   (1)  (A) occupancy of such dwelling unit for fewer than thirty consec-
 utive days by other natural persons living within the household  of  the
 permanent  occupant  such as house guests or lawful boarders, roomers or
 lodgers; [or]
   (B) incidental and occasional occupancy  of  such  dwelling  unit  for
 fewer  than  thirty  consecutive  days by other natural persons when the
 permanent occupants are temporarily absent for personal reasons such  as
 vacation  or  medical  treatment,  provided  that  there  is no monetary
 compensation paid to the permanent occupants for such occupancy; OR
   (C) OCCUPANCY OF SUCH DWELLING AS A SHORT-TERM RENTAL UNIT PURSUANT TO
 ARTICLE SEVEN-D OF THIS CHAPTER.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10115-07-9
              

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