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Assembly Bill A6755C

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires manufactured home park owners to provide a written justification for rent increases in excess of three percent of the current rent

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2021-A6755 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6199
Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §233-b, ren §233-b to be §233-c, RP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2023-2024: A5704, S5198
2025-2026: A340, S228

2021-A6755 - Summary

Requires manufactured home park owners to provide a written justification for rent increases in excess of three percent of the current rent; provides that increases in costs to justify such rent increase for ordinary maintenance or repair to meet the warranty of habitability obligations must be shown to be necessary.

2021-A6755 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6755
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 29, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BARRETT -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Housing
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to increases of  rent
   in manufactured home parks
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 233-b of the real property law, as added by section
 12 of part O of chapter 36 of the laws of 2019, is amended by adding two
 new subdivisions 9 and 10 to read as follows:
   9. WHEN A MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OWNER NOTIFIES THE MANUFACTURED HOME-
 OWNERS IN THE PARK OF A RENT OR FEE INCREASE  AND  THE  INCREASE  IS  IN
 EXCESS  OF  THREE  PERCENT ABOVE THE CURRENT RENT, THE MANUFACTURED HOME
 PARK OWNER SHALL PROVIDE A WRITTEN JUSTIFICATION FOR THE  INCREASE  THAT
 COMPLIES  WITH  THIS  SECTION  AND  MAKE  AVAILABLE  TO ANY RESIDENT, BY
 REQUEST, DOCUMENTATION, INCLUDING OFFICIAL  ACCOUNTING  DOCUMENTS,  THAT
 SHOW  THE  COSTS  AND  COMPLETION OF WORK THAT JUSTIFY THE RENT INCREASE
 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   10. INCREASES IN COSTS  THAT  JUSTIFY  A  RENT  INCREASE  ABOVE  THREE
 PERCENT  PURSUANT  TO PARAGRAPHS (A), (B), AND (C) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF
 THIS SECTION SHALL BE SHOWN TO BE ABOVE AND BEYOND  COSTS  INCURRED  FOR
 ORDINARY  MAINTENANCE, INCLUDING PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE, REPLACEMENT, OR
 REPAIR OF THE ROADS, INFRASTRUCTURE,  OR  OTHER  COMMUNITY  PROPERTY  OR
 SERVICES  TO  MEET  THE COMMUNITY OWNER'S WARRANTY OF HABITABILITY OBLI-
 GATIONS UNDER SUBDIVISION M OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE OF  THIS
 ARTICLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10118-01-1

co-Sponsors

2021-A6755A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6199
Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §233-b, ren §233-b to be §233-c, RP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2023-2024: A5704, S5198
2025-2026: A340, S228

2021-A6755A - Summary

Requires manufactured home park owners to provide a written justification for rent increases in excess of three percent of the current rent; provides that increases in costs to justify such rent increase for ordinary maintenance or repair to meet the warranty of habitability obligations must be shown to be necessary.

2021-A6755A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6755--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 29, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BARRETT, THIELE, KELLES, NORRIS, WOERNER -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Housing --  recommitted  to  the
   Committee  on  Housing  in  accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to increases of rent
   in manufactured home parks
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 233-b of the real property law, as added by section
 12 of part O of chapter 36 of the laws of 2019, is amended by adding two
 new subdivisions 9 and 10 to read as follows:
   9. WHEN A MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OWNER NOTIFIES THE MANUFACTURED HOME-
 OWNERS  IN  THE  PARK  OF  A RENT OR FEE INCREASE AND THE INCREASE IS IN
 EXCESS OF THREE PERCENT ABOVE THE CURRENT RENT,  THE  MANUFACTURED  HOME
 PARK  OWNER  SHALL PROVIDE A WRITTEN JUSTIFICATION FOR THE INCREASE THAT
 COMPLIES WITH THIS SECTION  AND  MAKE  AVAILABLE  TO  ANY  RESIDENT,  BY
 REQUEST,  DOCUMENTATION,  INCLUDING  OFFICIAL ACCOUNTING DOCUMENTS, THAT
 SHOW THE COSTS AND COMPLETION OF WORK THAT  JUSTIFY  THE  RENT  INCREASE
 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   10.  INCREASES  IN  COSTS  THAT  JUSTIFY  A  RENT INCREASE ABOVE THREE
 PERCENT PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPHS (A), (B), AND (C) OF SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF
 THIS  SECTION  SHALL  BE SHOWN TO BE ABOVE AND BEYOND COSTS INCURRED FOR
 ORDINARY MAINTENANCE, INCLUDING PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE, OR REPAIR OF THE
 ROADS, INFRASTRUCTURE, OR OTHER COMMUNITY PROPERTY OR SERVICES  TO  MEET
 THE  COMMUNITY OWNER'S WARRANTY OF HABITABILITY OBLIGATIONS UNDER SUBDI-
 VISION M OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE OF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10118-03-2

co-Sponsors

2021-A6755B - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6199
Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §233-b, ren §233-b to be §233-c, RP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2023-2024: A5704, S5198
2025-2026: A340, S228

2021-A6755B - Summary

Requires manufactured home park owners to provide a written justification for rent increases in excess of three percent of the current rent; provides that increases in costs to justify such rent increase for ordinary maintenance or repair to meet the warranty of habitability obligations must be shown to be necessary.

2021-A6755B - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6755--B
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 29, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BARRETT,  THIELE,  KELLES,  NORRIS, WOERNER,
   J. D. RIVERA, WALLACE, BRABENEC, SMITH, J. A. GIGLIO -- read once  and
   referred  to  the Committee on Housing -- recommitted to the Committee
   on Housing in accordance with Assembly Rule 3,  sec.  2  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to  said  committee  -- again reported from said committee with amend-
   ments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to increases of  rent
   in manufactured home parks
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 233-b of the real property law, as added by section
 12 of part O of chapter 36 of the laws of 2019, is amended by adding two
 new subdivisions 9 and 10 to read as follows:
   9. WHEN A MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OWNER NOTIFIES THE MANUFACTURED HOME-
 OWNERS IN THE PARK OF A RENT OR FEE INCREASE  AND  THE  INCREASE  IS  IN
 EXCESS  OF  THREE  PERCENT ABOVE THE CURRENT RENT, THE MANUFACTURED HOME
 PARK OWNER SHALL PROVIDE A WRITTEN JUSTIFICATION FOR THE  INCREASE  THAT
 COMPLIES  WITH  THIS  SECTION  AND  MAKE  AVAILABLE  TO ANY RESIDENT, BY
 REQUEST, DOCUMENTATION, INCLUDING OFFICIAL  ACCOUNTING  DOCUMENTS,  THAT
 SHOW  THE  COSTS  AND  COMPLETION OF WORK THAT JUSTIFY THE RENT INCREASE
 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   10. IN ORDER FOR AN INCREASE IN COSTS TO JUSTIFY A RENT INCREASE ABOVE
 THREE PERCENT PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPHS (A), (B), AND  (C)  OF  SUBDIVISION
 TWO OF THIS SECTION FOR COSTS INCURRED FOR ORDINARY MAINTENANCE, INCLUD-
 ING  PREVENTIVE  MAINTENANCE, OR REPAIR OF THE ROADS, INFRASTRUCTURE, OR
 OTHER COMMUNITY PROPERTY OR SERVICES, THE COMMUNITY  OWNER  MUST  DEMON-
 STRATE  THAT  THE  WORK  PERFORMED  WAS  NECESSARY TO MEET THE COMMUNITY
 OWNER'S WARRANTY OF HABITABILITY  OBLIGATIONS  UNDER  SUBDIVISION  M  OF
 SECTION  TWO  HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE OF THIS ARTICLE, AND DEMONSTRATE THAT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10118-04-2
 A. 6755--B                          2

co-Sponsors

2021-A6755C (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6199
Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §233-b, ren §233-b to be §233-c, RP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2023-2024: A5704, S5198
2025-2026: A340, S228

2021-A6755C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires manufactured home park owners to provide a written justification for rent increases in excess of three percent of the current rent; provides that increases in costs to justify such rent increase for ordinary maintenance or repair to meet the warranty of habitability obligations must be shown to be necessary.

2021-A6755C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6755--C
                                                            R. R. 301
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 29, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BARRETT,  THIELE,  KELLES,  NORRIS, WOERNER,
   J. D. RIVERA, WALLACE, BRABENEC, SMITH, J. A. GIGLIO, EPSTEIN,  MEEKS,
   GANDOLFO  --  read  once  and  referred to the Committee on Housing --
   recommitted to the Committee on Housing in  accordance  with  Assembly
   Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --  again
   reported  from  said  committee  with amendments, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported and referred  to
   the  Committee on Rules -- amended on the special order of third read-
   ing, ordered reprinted as amended, retaining its place on the  special
   order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to increases of rent
   in manufactured home parks
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 233-b of the real property law, as added by section
 12 of part O of chapter 36 of the laws of 2019, is amended by adding two
 new subdivisions 9 and 10 to read as follows:
   9. WHEN A MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OWNER NOTIFIES THE MANUFACTURED HOME-
 OWNERS  IN  THE  PARK  OF  A RENT OR FEE INCREASE AND THE INCREASE IS IN
 EXCESS OF THREE PERCENT ABOVE THE CURRENT RENT,  THE  MANUFACTURED  HOME
 PARK  OWNER  SHALL PROVIDE A WRITTEN JUSTIFICATION FOR THE INCREASE THAT
 COMPLIES WITH THIS SECTION  AND  MAKE  AVAILABLE  TO  ANY  RESIDENT,  BY
 REQUEST, DOCUMENTATION THAT SHOW THE COSTS AND COMMENCEMENT OF WORK THAT
 JUSTIFY THE RENT INCREASE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, AS APPLICABLE.
   10. IN ORDER FOR AN INCREASE IN COSTS TO JUSTIFY A RENT INCREASE ABOVE
 THREE  PERCENT  PURSUANT  TO  PARAGRAPH (A) OR (C) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF
 THIS SECTION FOR COSTS  INCURRED  FOR  ORDINARY  MAINTENANCE,  INCLUDING
 PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE, OR REPAIR OF THE ROADS, INFRASTRUCTURE, OR OTHER
 COMMUNITY  PROPERTY  OR  SERVICES,  THE COMMUNITY OWNER MUST DEMONSTRATE
 THAT THE WORK PERFORMED WAS NECESSARY  TO  MEET  THE  COMMUNITY  OWNER'S
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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