NY State Senate Bill 2021-S280

Senate Bill S280

2021-2022 Legislative Session

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

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Mar 02, 2022	reported and committed to codes
Jan 05, 2022	referred to housing, construction and community development
Mar 02, 2021	reported and committed to codes
Jan 06, 2021	referred to housing, construction and community development

Votes

- Mar 2, 2022 - Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee Vote
  S280
  
  8
  
  Aye
  
  3
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee Vote: Mar 2, 2022
      
      aye (8)
      
      Brisport
      
      Jackson
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Mannion
      
      Myrie
      
      Rivera
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      nay (3)
      
      Boyle
      
      Helming
      
      Martucci
  Mar 2, 2021 - Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee Vote
  S280
  
  8
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  3
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee Vote: Mar 2, 2021
      
      aye (8)
      
      Brisport
      
      Jackson
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Mannion
      
      Myrie
      
      Rivera
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      aye wr (3)
      
      Boyle
      
      Helming
      
      Martucci

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2021-S280 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Codes
Law Section:: New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:: Amd §27-2004, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: S3436
2023-2024: S2348
2025-2026: S2542

2021-S280 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2021-S280 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S280

SPONSOR: MYRIE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

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

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To amend New York City administrative code to add illegal conversions of
dwelling units in the definition of harassment.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends paragraph 48 of subdivision a of section 27-2004 of the
administrative code for the city of New York by adding two new acts or
omissions, b-5 (illegal conversion of any existing facilities of any
building) and b-6 (occupancy or use of dwelling units in a class A
multiple dwelling would violate subdivision 8 of section four of the

multiple dwelling law), which must occur in addition to any act or omis-
sion by or on behalf of an owner that causes or is intended to cause any
person to vacate a dwelling unit, to surrender or waive any rights in
relation to such occupancy.

Section 2 provides for the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

As the housing crisis continues to worsen in the city of New York,
building owners and developers are using numerous tactics to harass
tenants. It is vital that we support our tenants by labeling such acts
as illegal conversion of dwellings a form of harassment.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2019/20: S3436C - Referred to Housing, Construction, and Community
Development/ A1849a - Referred to Housing, Construction, and Community
Development

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Undetermined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have
become a law.

2021-S280 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    280
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MYRIE  -- 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, 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.
                                                            LBD02373-01-1

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