Senate Bill S1870A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Allows prospective tenants of rent controlled or rent stabilized housing accommodations to request the complete rent history of such housing accommodations

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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-S1870 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7712
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9246

2023-S1870 - Summary

Allows prospective tenants of rent controlled or rent stabilized housing accommodations to request the complete rent history of such housing accommodations.

2023-S1870 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1870 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1870
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- 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 public housing law, in relation to allowing prospec-
   tive  tenants  of  rent controlled or rent stabilized housing accommo-
   dations to request the complete rent history of such housing  accommo-
   dations
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 14 of the public housing law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
   8. THE AGENCY SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATIONS, RULES AND  POLICIES  WHICH
 PROVIDE  FOR  THE  ABILITY OF A PROSPECTIVE TENANT OF RENT CONTROLLED OR
 RENT STABILIZED HOUSING ACCOMMODATION PROTECTED BY THE EMERGENCY  TENANT
 PROTECTION  ACT  OF  NINETEEN  SEVENTY-FOUR,  THE EMERGENCY HOUSING RENT
 CONTROL LAW, THE LOCAL EMERGENCY HOUSING RENT CONTROL ACT, THE  ADMINIS-
 TRATIVE  CODE  OF  THE  CITY  OF NEW YORK AND ANY REGULATIONS, RULES AND
 POLICIES ENACTED PURSUANT THERETO, TO REQUEST AND RECEIVE A COPY OF  THE
 COMPLETE RENT HISTORY OF SUCH RENT CONTROLLED OR RENT STABILIZED HOUSING
 ACCOMMODATION.  SUCH  RENT  HISTORIES SHALL AT A MINIMUM INCLUDE RECORDS
 BACK TO THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06097-01-3

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2023-S1870A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7712
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9246

2023-S1870A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows prospective tenants of rent controlled or rent stabilized housing accommodations to request the complete rent history of such housing accommodations.

2023-S1870A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1870A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1870--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- 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 public housing law, in relation to allowing prospec-
   tive tenants of rent controlled or rent  stabilized  housing  accommo-
   dations  to request the complete rent history of such housing accommo-
   dations
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 14 of the public housing law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
   8.  THE  AGENCY SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATIONS, RULES AND POLICIES WHICH
 PROVIDE FOR THE ABILITY OF A PROSPECTIVE TENANT, DEFINED AS AN APPLICANT
 WHO HAS MADE A GOOD FAITH DEPOSIT WITH THE INTENTION  TO  ENTER  INTO  A
 LEASE  FOR  A  RENT  CONTROLLED OR RENT STABILIZED HOUSING ACCOMMODATION
 PROTECTED BY THE EMERGENCY TENANT PROTECTION ACT  OF  NINETEEN  SEVENTY-
 FOUR,  THE EMERGENCY HOUSING RENT CONTROL LAW, THE LOCAL EMERGENCY HOUS-
 ING RENT CONTROL ACT, THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF THE CITY  OF  NEW  YORK
 AND  ANY  REGULATIONS,  RULES  AND POLICIES ENACTED PURSUANT THERETO, TO
 REQUEST AND RECEIVE A COPY OF THE COMPLETE RENT  HISTORY  OF  SUCH  RENT
 CONTROLLED OR RENT STABILIZED HOUSING ACCOMMODATION. SUCH RENT HISTORIES
 SHALL  AT  A  MINIMUM  INCLUDE RECORDS BACK TO THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED
 SEVENTY-FOUR.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06097-02-3

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