Assembly Bill A271

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the disclosure of charges for the installation, removal or use of an air conditioning unit and the pro-rating of charges for the use of an air conditioner in certain housing developments

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2023-A271 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Private Housing Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§32-a & 579, Priv Hous Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A7381
2019-2020: A6431
2021-2022: A4305

2023-A271 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to prohibiting surcharges for the installation, removal or use of an air conditioning unit.

2023-A271 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    271
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WALKER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. STECK --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Housing
 
 AN  ACT to amend the private housing finance law, in relation to requir-
   ing the disclosure of charges for the installation, removal or use  of
   an  air conditioning unit and the pro-rating of charges for the use of
   an air conditioner
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 32-a of the private housing finance law is amended
 by adding a new subdivision 15 to read as follows:
   15. REQUIRE, WHENEVER A COMPANY CHARGES FOR THE INSTALLATION, REMOVAL,
 OR USE OF AN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT, THAT ANY SUCH CHARGES  BE  DISCLOSED
 TO THE PERSON PRIOR TO ANY ACTION TAKEN OR CHARGE ASSESSED BY THE COMPA-
 NY.  CHARGES  FOR  THE  USE  OF  AN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT, IF ANY, SHALL
 COMMENCE UPON THE INSTALLATION OF THE AIR CONDITIONING  UNIT  AND  SHALL
 CEASE  UPON  THE  REMOVAL  OF THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. PARTIAL CHARGES
 SHALL BE PRO-RATED TO A DAILY RATE.
   § 2. Section 579 of the private housing finance  law,  as  amended  by
 chapter 855 of the laws of 1968, is amended to read as follows:
   §  579. Rules and regulations.  1. THE COMMISSIONER OR THE SUPERVISING
 AGENCY, AS THE CASE MAY BE, SHALL REQUIRE, WHENEVER  A  COMPANY  CHARGES
 FOR  THE INSTALLATION, REMOVAL, OR USE OF AN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT, THAT
 ANY SUCH CHARGES BE DISCLOSED TO THE PERSON PRIOR TO ANY ACTION TAKEN OR
 CHARGE ASSESSED BY THE COMPANY. CHARGES FOR THE USE OF AN AIR CONDITION-
 ING UNIT, IF ANY, SHALL COMMENCE UPON THE INSTALLATION OF THE AIR CONDI-
 TIONING UNIT AND SHALL CEASE UPON THE REMOVAL OF  THE  AIR  CONDITIONING
 UNIT. PARTIAL CHARGES SHALL BE PRO-RATED TO A DAILY RATE.
   2.  The  commissioner and the supervising agency shall each have power
 to make rules and regulations to carry out their respective  powers  and
 duties pursuant to this article and to effectuate the purposes thereof.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01011-01-3
 A. 271                              2

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