NY State Senate Bill 2023-S6906B

Senate Bill S6906B

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to information to be provided with all new and renewal leases for certain housing accommodations

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government Committee

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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Feb 23, 2024	print number 6906b
Feb 23, 2024	amend and recommit to local government
Jan 30, 2024	print number 6906a
Jan 30, 2024	amend and recommit to local government
Jan 03, 2024	referred to local government returned to senate died in assembly
Jun 09, 2023	referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate
May 30, 2023	advanced to third reading
May 24, 2023	2nd report cal.
May 23, 2023	1st report cal.1300
May 15, 2023	referred to local government

Votes

- Jun 9, 2023 - Floor Vote
  S6906B
  
  63
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 9, 2023
      
      aye (63)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Ashby
      
      Bailey
      
      Borrello
      
      Breslin
      
      Brisport
      
      Brouk
      
      Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
      
      Chu
      
      Cleare
      
      Comrie
      
      Cooney
      
      Felder
      
      Fernandez
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gonzalez
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mannion
      
      Martinez
      
      Martins
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Murray
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oberacker
      
      Ortt
      
      Palumbo
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Rhoads
      
      Rivera
      
      Rolison
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Scarcella-Spanton
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      Walczyk
      
      Webb
      
      Weber
      
      Weik
      
      The following Member(s) participated via videoconferencing: Cooney
  May 23, 2023 - Local Government Committee Vote
  S6906B
  
  5
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Local Government Committee Vote: May 23, 2023
      
      aye (5)
      
      Hinchey
      
      Martinez
      
      Skoufis
      
      Thomas
      
      Weik
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Rhoads
      
      excused (1)
      
      Harckham

Bill Amendments

Original

B (Active)

2023-S6906 - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Local Government
Law Section:: Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §467-b, RPT L

2023-S6906 - Summary

Requires landlords of certain housing accommodations to include with all new and renewal leases, and written lease modifications the informational material describing eligibility for and the benefits of the senior rent increase exemption program and the disability rent increase exemption program.

2023-S6906 - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S6906

SPONSOR: CLEARE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the real property tax law, in relation to information to
be provided with all new and renewal leases for certain housing accommo-
dations

 
PURPOSE:

This legislation will ensure tenants receive information regarding the
Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) and Disability Rent
Increase Exemption (DRIB) programs.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section one amends subparagraph 2 of paragraph i of subdivision 3 of
section 467-b of the real property tax law.

Section two establishes an effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The New York City Department of Finance's (DOF) SCRIE and DRIE programs
exempt eligible seniors and people with disabilities living in rent-re-
gulated apartments and certain Mitchell-Lama developments from future
rent increases. The program caps tenants' rent at one third of a
tenant's monthly income or the rental amount from their previous lease.
Landlords receive a credit on their property tax bill from the City for
the difference between the legal and frozen rent.  As the cost of living
continues to rise, these programs provide critical assistance to
tenants. According to a recent report by the DOF, the estimated number
of households eligible for SCRIE or DRIE has increased over the years,
yet, more than 40 percent of eligible tenants are not enrolled in the
program. Requiring information about the program to be included on every
rent bill will alert more people about the existence of the program.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Undetermined

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it
shall become law.

2023-S6906 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6906
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 15, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to information to
   be provided with all new and renewal leases for certain housing accom-
   modations

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subparagraph 2 of paragraph i of subdivision 3 of section
 467-b of the real property tax law, as added by chapter 424 of the  laws
 of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   (2)  a  landlord of any housing accommodation subject to provisions of
 the local emergency housing  rent  control  act,  the  emergency  tenant
 protection act of nineteen seventy-four or any local laws enacted pursu-
 ant thereto, the emergency housing rent control law or the rent stabili-
 zation  law of nineteen hundred sixty-nine shall[, at least once annual-
 ly, including] INCLUDE with [a] ALL new  [lease  and  all]  AND  renewal
 leases,  ON  ANY  RENT  BILLS,  INCLUDING  ANY ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION,
 delivered to the occupant of such accommodation[,] provide the  informa-
 tional  material  describing  eligibility  for  and  the benefits of the
 senior citizen rent increase exemption program and the  disability  rent
 increase  exemption program, as provided by the entity administering the
 program pursuant to subparagraph one of this paragraph.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05668-06-3

2023-S6906A - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Local Government
Law Section:: Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §467-b, RPT L

2023-S6906A - Summary

2023-S6906A - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S6906A

SPONSOR: CLEARE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the real property tax law, in relation to information to
be provided with all new and renewal leases for certain housing accommo-
dations

 
PURPOSE:

This legislation will ensure tenants receive information regarding the
Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) and Disability Rent
Increase Exemption (DRIB) programs.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section one amends subparagraph 2 of paragraph i of subdivision 3 of
section 467-b of the real property tax law.

Section two establishes an effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The New York City Department of Finance's (DOF) SCRIE and DRIE programs
exempt eligible seniors and people with disabilities living in rent-re-
gulated apartments and certain Mitchell-Lama developments from future
rent increases. The program caps tenants' rent at one third of a
tenant's monthly income or the rental amount from their previous lease.
Landlords receive a credit on their property tax bill from the City for
the difference between the, legal and frozen rent. As the cost of living
continues to rise, these programs provide critical assistance to
tenants. According to a recent report by the DOF, the estimated number
of households eligible for SCRIE or DRIE has increased over the years,
yet, more than 40 percent of eligible tenants are not enrolled in the
program. Requiring information about the program to be included on every
more frequently will alert more people about the existence of the
program.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Undetermined

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it
shall become law.

2023-S6906A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6906--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 15, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government -- recom-
   mitted to the Committee on Local Government in accordance with  Senate
   Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to information to
   be provided with all new and renewal leases for certain housing accom-
   modations
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subparagraph 2 of paragraph i of subdivision 3 of section
 467-b of the real property tax law, as added by chapter 424 of the  laws
 of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   (2)  a  landlord of any housing accommodation subject to provisions of
 the local emergency housing  rent  control  act,  the  emergency  tenant
 protection act of nineteen seventy-four or any local laws enacted pursu-
 ant thereto, the emergency housing rent control law or the rent stabili-
 zation law of nineteen hundred sixty-nine shall, at least once annually,
 [including] PROVIDE with [a] ALL new [lease and all] AND renewal leases,
 AND  ANY  WRITTEN LEASE MODIFICATIONS, delivered to the occupant of such
 accommodation, [provide] the informational material describing eligibil-
 ity for and the benefits of the senior citizen rent  increase  exemption
 program  and the disability rent increase exemption program, as provided
 by the entity administering the program pursuant to subparagraph one  of
 this  paragraph; PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT ANY SUCH INFORMATION PROVIDED AS
 PART OF A NEW OR RENEWAL LEASE, OR  WRITTEN  LEASE  MODIFICATION,  SHALL
 COUNT TOWARD THE REQUIREMENT FOR TWO ANNUAL NOTICES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05668-07-4

2023-S6906B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Local Government
Law Section:: Real Property Tax Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §467-b, RPT L

2023-S6906B (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S6906B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S6906B

SPONSOR: CLEARE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the real property tax law, in relation to information to
be provided with all new and renewal leases for certain housing accommo-
dations

 
PURPOSE:

This legislation will ensure tenants receive information regarding the
Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) and Disability Rent
Increase Exemption (DRIB) programs.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section one amends subparagraph 2 of paragraph i of subdivision 3 of
section 467-b of the real property tax law.

Section two establishes an effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The New York City Department of Finance's (DOF) SCRIE and DRIE programs
exempt eligible seniors and people with disabilities living in rent-re-
gulated apartments and certain Mitchell-Lama developments from future
rent increases. The program caps tenants' rent at one third of a
tenant's monthly income or the rental amount from their previous lease.
Landlords receive a credit on their property tax bill from the City for
the difference between the, legal and frozen rent.  As the cost of
living continues to rise, these programs provide critical assistance to
tenants. According to a recent report by the DOF, the estimated number
of households eligible for SCRIE or DRIE has increased over the years,
yet, more than 40 percent of eligible tenants are not enrolled in the
program. Requiring information about the program to be included on every
more frequently will alert more people about the existence of the
program.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Undetermined

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it
shall become law.

2023-S6906B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6906--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 15, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government -- recom-
   mitted to the Committee on Local Government in accordance with  Senate
   Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  committee  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, in relation to information to
   be provided with all new and renewal leases for certain housing accom-
   modations
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subparagraph 2 of paragraph i of subdivision 3  of  section
 467-b  of the real property tax law, as added by chapter 424 of the laws
 of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   (2) a landlord of any housing accommodation subject to  provisions  of
 the  local  emergency  housing  rent  control  act, the emergency tenant
 protection act of nineteen seventy-four or any local laws enacted pursu-
 ant thereto, the emergency housing rent control law or the rent stabili-
 zation law of nineteen hundred sixty-nine shall, at least  [once]  TWICE
 annually,  [including]  PROVIDE  with  [a]  ALL  new [lease and all] AND
 renewal leases, AND ANY WRITTEN LEASE MODIFICATIONS,  delivered  to  the
 occupant  of  such  accommodation,  [provide] the informational material
 describing eligibility for and the benefits of the senior  citizen  rent
 increase  exemption  program  and the disability rent increase exemption
 program, as provided by the entity administering the program pursuant to
 subparagraph one of this paragraph;  PROVIDED  HOWEVER,  THAT  ANY  SUCH
 INFORMATION PROVIDED AS PART OF A NEW OR RENEWAL LEASE, OR WRITTEN LEASE
 MODIFICATION, SHALL COUNT TOWARD THE REQUIREMENT FOR TWO ANNUAL NOTICES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05668-09-4

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