Senate Bill S2811A

2021-2022 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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2021-S2811 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §381-a, Exec L; amd §54-g, St Fin L; amd §307, Mult Res L; amd §328, Mult Dwell L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S7288
2023-2024: S2505

2021-S2811 - 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.

2021-S2811 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S2811 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2811
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 25, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. KAVANAGH, BIAGGI, RIVERA, SKOUFIS -- 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 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.
                                                            LBD04203-01-1
              

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2021-S2811A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §381-a, Exec L; amd §54-g, St Fin L; amd §307, Mult Res L; amd §328, Mult Dwell L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S7288
2023-2024: S2505

2021-S2811A (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.

2021-S2811A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S2811A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2811--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 25, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. KAVANAGH, BIAGGI, RIVERA, SKOUFIS -- 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

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, the state finance law,  the  multiple
   residence  law  and the multiple dwelling law, in relation to a state-
   wide 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.    NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER
 PROVISION  OF  LAW TO THE CONTRARY, AND IN FURTHERANCE OF CHAPTER FIFTY-
 THREE OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE ENACTING THE AID TO LOCALI-
 TIES BUDGET AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED  WITH  SERVICES
 AND EXPENSES OF A LOCAL CODE ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM, THE SECRETARY OF STATE
 IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO USE SUCH FUNDS TO REIMBURSE LOCALITIES FOR
 REASONABLE COSTS INCURRED TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
 THE  SECRETARY  IS FURTHER AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO USE MONEYS HELD IN
 THE FUND DESIGNATED  FOR  STATE  ASSISTANCE  TO  LOCAL  GOVERNMENTS  FOR
 SUPPORT  OF  ACTIVITIES  RELATED  TO  FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING CODES
 UNDER SECTION FIFTY-FOUR-G OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW FOR THE  PURPOSE  OF
 IMPLEMENTING  AND  COMPLYING  WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION AND TO
 REIMBURSE LOCALITIES FOR REASONABLE COSTS INCURRED TO  COMPLY  WITH  THE
 PROVISIONS  OF THIS SECTION. ANY FEES OR PENALTIES COLLECTED PURSUANT TO
 THIS SECTION SHALL ALSO BE DEPOSITED INTO SUCH FUND AND  MADE  AVAILABLE
 TO  THE  DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND TO ANY CITY, VILLAGE OR TOWN, AS NECES-
 SARY, TO COVER SUCH REASONABLE COSTS.
   2. THE SECRETARY  SHALL  ADMINISTER  A  STATEWIDE  RESIDENTIAL  RENTAL
 REGISTRY  PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION AND SHALL DEVELOP
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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