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Assembly Bill A3387A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Includes the illegal conversions of dwelling units in the definition of harassment

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2021-A3387 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S280
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §27-2004, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9327
2017-2018: A976
2019-2020: A1849, S3436
2023-2024: A9233, S2348
2025-2026: A2287, S2542

2021-A3387 - Summary

Relates to including the illegal conversions of dwelling units in the definition of harassment.

2021-A3387 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3387
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 26, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced   by   M.  of  A.  RICHARDSON,  EPSTEIN,  GOTTFRIED,  TAYLOR,
   DE LA ROSA, REYES, PICHARDO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  COOK,
   SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
   relation to including the illegal conversions of dwelling units in the
   definition of harassment
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The opening paragraph of paragraph 48 of subdivision a of
 section 27-2004 of the administrative code of the city of New  York,  as
 amended  by  local  law  number 184 of the city of New York for the year
 2017, is amended to read as follows:
   Except where otherwise provided, the term "harassment" shall mean THAT
 AN OWNER HAS ENGAGED IN CONDUCT IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 28-210.3 OF THIS
 CHAPTER; OR any act or omission by or on behalf of  an  owner  that  (i)
 causes or is intended to cause any person lawfully entitled to occupancy
 of a dwelling unit to vacate such dwelling unit or to surrender or waive
 any  rights in relation to such occupancy, and (ii) includes one or more
 of the following acts or omissions,  provided  that  there  shall  be  a
 rebuttable  presumption  that  such  acts  or omissions were intended to
 cause such person to vacate such dwelling unit or to surrender or  waive
 any  rights  in relation to such occupancy, except that such presumption
 shall not apply to such acts or omissions  with  respect  to  a  private
 dwelling,  as  defined in paragraph six of subdivision a of THIS section
 [27-2004]:
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02373-02-1

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2021-A3387A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S280
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §27-2004, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9327
2017-2018: A976
2019-2020: A1849, S3436
2023-2024: A9233, S2348
2025-2026: A2287, S2542

2021-A3387A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to including the illegal conversions of dwelling units in the definition of harassment.

2021-A3387A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3387--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 26, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced   by   M.  of  A.  RICHARDSON,  EPSTEIN,  GOTTFRIED,  TAYLOR,
   DE LA ROSA, REYES, PICHARDO, JACKSON, FORREST -- Multi-Sponsored by --
   M. of A. COOK, SIMON -- read once and referred  to  the  Committee  on
   Housing  --  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,  in
   relation to including the illegal conversions of dwelling units in the
   definition of harassment
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph 48 of subdivision a of  section  27-2004  of  the
 administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding two new
 subparagraphs b-5 and b-6 to read as follows:
   B-5.  ILLEGAL  CONVERSION  OF ANY EXISTING FACILITIES OF ANY BUILDING,
 INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE  SUBDIVISION  OF  ROOMS,  ERECTION  OR
 DEMOLITION  OF WALLS, OR THE MOVING OF ANY BUILDING FROM ONE LOCATION OR
 POSITION TO ANOTHER IN VIOLATION OF ANY STATE OR LOCAL  LAW,  ORDINANCE,
 CODE,  RULE,  OR  REGULATION  RELATING  TO  REAL PROPERTY, BUILDINGS, OR
 MULTIPLE DWELLINGS;
   B-6. OCCUPANCY OR USE OF DWELLING UNITS IN A CLASS A MULTIPLE DWELLING
 THAT WOULD VIOLATE SUBDIVISION EIGHT OF SECTION  FOUR  OF  THE  MULTIPLE
 DWELLING LAW;
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02373-04-1

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