Senate Bill S7288A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the creation of a statewide residential rental registry

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S7288 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9615
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §381-a, Exec L; amd §307, Mult Res L; amd §328, Mult Dwell L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S2811, A327
2023-2024: S2505

2019-S7288 - Summary

Relates to the creation of a statewide residential rental registry providing information relating to rental units including the number and types of code violations issued by the appropriate enforcement agency, and the number of findings of harassment currently on record with the code enforcement agencies.

2019-S7288 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7288 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7288
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 16, 2020
                                ___________
 
 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 executive law, the multiple residence law and the
   multiple dwelling law, in relation to a statewide  residential  rental
   registry

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  381-a
 to read as follows:
   §  381-A. STATEWIDE RENTAL REGISTRY. 1. THE SECRETARY SHALL ADMINISTER
 A STATEWIDE RESIDENTIAL RENTAL REGISTRY PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS  OF
 THIS  SECTION AND SHALL DEVELOP A PUBLIC ONLINE RENTAL REGISTRY DATABASE
 DESIGNED TO RECEIVE INFORMATION FROM LANDLORDS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND
 CODE ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND TO DISSEMINATE  SUCH  INFORMATION  TO  THE
 PUBLIC.
   2.  THE FOLLOWING WORDS OR TERMS WHEN USED IN THIS SECTION ARE DEFINED
 AS FOLLOWS:
   (A) "CODE ENFORCEMENT" MEANS THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE
 UNIFORM FIRE PREVENTION CODE AND BUILDING CODE PROMULGATED IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH SECTIONS THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY-SEVEN  AND  THREE  HUNDRED  SEVENTY-
 EIGHT  OF  THIS ARTICLE, THE STATE ENERGY CONSERVATION CONSTRUCTION CODE
 ADOPTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE ELEVEN OF THE  ENERGY  LAW,  AND  ANY
 LOCAL  BUILDING  AND  FIRE  REGULATIONS  ENACTED OR ADOPTED BY ANY LOCAL
 GOVERNMENT THAT ARE IN EFFECT PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE  HUNDRED  SEVEN-
 TY-NINE OF THIS ARTICLE.
   (B)  "COVERED  DWELLING"  MEANS  A  DWELLING  WHICH  IS EITHER RENTED,
 LEASED, LET OR HIRED OUT, TO BE OCCUPIED, OR IS OCCUPIED  AS  THE  RESI-
 DENCE  OR  HOME  OF  TWO  OR  MORE FAMILIES LIVING INDEPENDENTLY OF EACH
 OTHER.
   (C) "DWELLING" MEANS ANY BUILDING  OR  STRUCTURE  OR  PORTION  THEREOF
 WHICH  IS OCCUPIED IN WHOLE OR IN PART AS THE HOME, RESIDENCE, OR SLEEP-
 ING PLACE OF ONE OR MORE HUMAN BEINGS.
   (D) "FAMILY" MEANS EITHER A PERSON OCCUPYING A DWELLING AND  MAINTAIN-
 ING  A  HOUSEHOLD, WITH NOT MORE THAN FOUR BOARDERS, ROOMERS OR LODGERS,
 OR TWO OR MORE PERSONS OCCUPYING A DWELLING, LIVING TOGETHER  AND  MAIN-
              

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2019-S7288A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9615
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §381-a, Exec L; amd §307, Mult Res L; amd §328, Mult Dwell L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S2811, A327
2023-2024: S2505

2019-S7288A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the creation of a statewide residential rental registry providing information relating to rental units including the number and types of code violations issued by the appropriate enforcement agency, and the number of findings of harassment currently on record with the code enforcement agencies.

2019-S7288A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7288A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7288--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 16, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. KAVANAGH, SKOUFIS, BIAGGI -- 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 executive law, the multiple residence  law  and  the
   multiple  dwelling  law, in relation to a statewide residential rental
   registry
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 381-a
 to read as follows:
   § 381-A. STATEWIDE RENTAL REGISTRY. 1. THE SECRETARY SHALL  ADMINISTER
 A  STATEWIDE RESIDENTIAL RENTAL REGISTRY PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF
 THIS SECTION AND SHALL DEVELOP A PUBLIC ONLINE RENTAL REGISTRY  DATABASE
 DESIGNED TO RECEIVE INFORMATION FROM LANDLORDS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND
 CODE  ENFORCEMENT  AGENCIES  AND  TO DISSEMINATE SUCH INFORMATION TO THE
 PUBLIC.
   2. THE FOLLOWING WORDS OR TERMS WHEN USED IN THIS SECTION ARE  DEFINED
 AS FOLLOWS:
   (A) "CODE ENFORCEMENT" MEANS THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE
 UNIFORM FIRE PREVENTION CODE AND BUILDING CODE PROMULGATED IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH  SECTIONS  THREE  HUNDRED  SEVENTY-SEVEN AND THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY-
 EIGHT OF THIS ARTICLE, THE STATE ENERGY CONSERVATION  CONSTRUCTION  CODE
 ADOPTED  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  ARTICLE ELEVEN OF THE ENERGY LAW, AND ANY
 LOCAL BUILDING AND FIRE REGULATIONS AND ANY  LOCAL  RESIDENTIAL  HOUSING
 CODES  ENACTED  OR  ADOPTED  BY  ANY LOCAL GOVERNMENT THAT ARE IN EFFECT
 PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY-NINE OF THIS ARTICLE.
   (B) "COVERED DWELLING"  MEANS  A  DWELLING  WHICH  IS  EITHER  RENTED,
 LEASED,  LET  OR  HIRED OUT, TO BE OCCUPIED, OR IS OCCUPIED AS THE RESI-
 DENCE OR HOME OF TWO OR  MORE  FAMILIES  LIVING  INDEPENDENTLY  OF  EACH
 OTHER.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14008-06-0
              

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