Assembly Bill A3813

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the appointment of the rent guidelines board member representative of tenants

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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-A3813 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §26-510, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A6994
2015-2016: A684
2017-2018: A4169
2019-2020: A1472
2021-2022: A3713

2023-A3813 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the appointment of the rent guidelines board; requires a member representative of tenants to be appointed no later than 60 days after a vacancy; prohibits meetings until such time.

2023-A3813 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3813
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 8, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
   of A. COOK, GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Hous-
   ing
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
   relation to the appointment of the rent guidelines board

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision a of section 26-510 of the administrative code
 of the city of New York is amended to read as follows:
   a. There shall be a rent guidelines board to consist of nine  members,
 appointed  by the mayor. Two members shall be representative of tenants,
 two shall be representative of owners of property,  and  five  shall  be
 public  members  each of whom shall have had at least five years experi-
 ence in either finance, economics or housing. One public member shall be
 designated by the mayor to serve as chairman and  shall  hold  no  other
 public  office.  No  member,  officer  or employee of any municipal rent
 regulation agency or the state division of housing and community renewal
 and no person who owns or manages real estate covered by this law or who
 is an officer of any owner or tenant organization shall serve on a  rent
 guidelines  board.  One  public  member,  one  member  representative of
 tenants and one member representative of owners shall serve for  a  term
 ending  two  years  from January first next succeeding the date of their
 appointment; one public member, one member representative of tenants and
 one member representative of owners shall serve for terms  ending  three
 years  from the January first next succeeding the date of their appoint-
 ment and two public members shall serve for terms ending four years from
 January first next succeeding the dates of their appointment. The chair-
 man shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor.  Thereafter,  all  members
 shall  continue in office until their successors have been appointed and
 qualified. The mayor shall fill any vacancy which may occur by reason of
 death, resignation or otherwise in a manner consistent with the original
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08818-01-3
              

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