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                                   3977
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 8, 2023
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 Introduced  by  M.  of A. GLICK, L. ROSENTHAL, DINOWITZ, COOK, COLTON --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Housing
 
 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
   relation to renewal of a lease under the stabilization code
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subparagraph (a) of paragraph 9 of subdivision c of section
 26-511 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended  to
 read as follows:
   (a)  (1)  where [he or she] THE OWNER HAS ESTABLISHED TO THE SATISFAC-
 TION OF THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL, AFTER  A  HEARING
 AT  WHICH  ALL PARTIES MAY PRESENT EVIDENCE THAT THE SUBJECT BUILDING IS
 IN A SUBSTANDARD OR SERIOUSLY DETERIORATED CONDITION, AND THAT THE OWNER
 intends in good faith to demolish  the  building  and  [has  obtained  a
 permit therefor from the department of buildings] SUBMITS PROOF PRIOR TO
 FILING  THE  APPLICATION  WITH  THE  DIVISION  OF  HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
 RENEWAL THAT PLANS AND IF  POSSIBLE,  THE  NECESSARY  PERMITS,  FOR  THE
 UNDERTAKING  HAVE  BEEN  APPROVED BY AND OBTAINED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
 BUILDINGS.  SUCH APPLICATION SHALL BE FILED AT LEAST NINETY  DAYS  PRIOR
 TO  THE  EXPIRATION  OF THE LEASE TERM; FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SUBPARA-
 GRAPH, "DEMOLISH" MEANS THE COMPLETE  RAZING  OF  THE  ENTIRE  BUILDING,
 INCLUDING  ALL EXTERIOR WALLS, IN ORDER TO CONSTRUCT A NEW BUILDING WITH
 THE SAME OR GREATER NUMBER OF RENTAL HOUSING UNITS;
   (2) THE  ORDER  GRANTING  THE  OWNER'S  DEMOLITION  APPLICATION  SHALL
 PROVIDE  THAT  THE OWNER MUST, AT THE TENANT'S OPTION, EITHER: (I) RELO-
 CATE THE TENANT TO AN EQUIVALENT OR  SUPERIOR  RENT  STABILIZED  HOUSING
 ACCOMMODATION  IN  A  CLOSELY  PROXIMATE  AREA,  OR IF A NEW RESIDENTIAL
 BUILDING IS BEING CONSTRUCTED ON THE SITE PROVIDE THE TENANT WITH  SUIT-
 ABLE  INTERIM HOUSING AT NO ADDITIONAL COST UNTIL A UNIT IS AVAILABLE IN
 THE NEW BUILDING; PROVIDE THAT THE AMOUNT OF RENT CHARGED FOR  THE  UNIT
 SHALL  BE  AT  THE  SAME  OR LOWER LEGAL REGULATED RENT; AND PROVIDE THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01066-01-3
              

 A. 3977                             2
 
 TENANT, IN ADDITION TO REASONABLE MOVING EXPENSES,  PAYMENT  OF  A  FIVE
 THOUSAND  DOLLAR  STIPEND,  PROVIDED THE TENANT VACATES ON OR BEFORE THE
 VACATE DATE REQUIRED BY THE FINAL ORDER; OR (II) PROVIDE  RELOCATION  OF
 THE  TENANT  TO  A SUITABLE HOUSING ACCOMMODATION AT A RENT IN EXCESS OF
 THAT FOR THE SUBJECT HOUSING ACCOMMODATION; PROVIDE THE TENANT, IN ADDI-
 TION TO REASONABLE MOVING EXPENSES, A STIPEND EQUAL TO THE DIFFERENCE OF
 THE RENT CHARGED AT THE HOUSING ACCOMMODATION BEING VACATED AND THE RENT
 CHARGED FOR THE HOUSING ACCOMMODATION TO WHICH THE TENANT IS RELOCATING,
 MULTIPLIED BY SEVENTY-TWO MONTHS, PROVIDED  THE  TENANT  VACATES  ON  OR
 BEFORE  THE  VACATE  DATE  REQUIRED BY THE FINAL ORDER; OR (III) PAY THE
 TENANT A STIPEND WHICH SHALL BE  THE  DIFFERENCE  BETWEEN  THE  TENANT'S
 CURRENT RENT AND AN AMOUNT TO BE CALCULATED USING THE DEMOLITION STIPEND
 CHART,  CREATED BY THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL, MULTI-
 PLIED BY SEVENTY-TWO MONTHS; or
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  apply  to  any
 tenant  in  possession on or after such effective date and to any action
 or proceeding pending in any court and to any application, complaint, or
 proceeding pending before an administrative  agency  on  such  effective
 date,  as  well  as  to  any  action or proceeding commenced thereafter;
 provided, however that the amendments to subparagraph (a) of paragraph 9
 of subdivision c of section 26-511 of chapter  4  of  title  26  of  the
 administrative  code of the city of New York made by section one of this
 act shall expire on the same date as such  law  expires  and  shall  not
 affect  the  expiration  of such law as provided under section 26-520 of
 such law.