senate Bill S2276A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes a program to address the legalization of specified basements and cellars and the conversion of other specified basements and cellars in a city with a population of one million or more

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee


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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Mar 22, 2023 print number 2276a
Mar 22, 2023 amend and recommit to finance
Jan 31, 2023 reported and committed to finance
Jan 20, 2023 reference changed to housing, construction and community development
Jan 19, 2023 referred to judiciary

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Jan 31, 2023 - Housing, Construction and Community Development committee Vote

S2276
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Aye
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Nay
3
Aye with Reservations
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Absent
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Excused
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Abstained
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Committee Vote: Jan 31, 2023

aye wr (3)

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S2276 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1075
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Multiple Dwelling Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 7-D §§288 - 290, Mult Dwell L; add Art 8-C §§480 - 488, Priv Hous Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S8783, A9802

S2276 - Summary

Establishes a program to address the legalization of specified basements and cellars and the conversion of other specified basements and cellars in a city with a population of one million or more.

S2276 - Sponsor Memo

S2276 - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2276
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 19, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  KAVANAGH, CLEARE, FELDER, GOUNARDES, SEPULVEDA --
   read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
   the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  multiple  dwelling  law and the private housing
   finance law, in relation to establishing  a  program  to  address  the
   legalization  of specified basements and cellars and the conversion of
   other specified basements and cellars in a city with a  population  of
   one million or more
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The multiple dwelling law is amended by adding a new  arti-
 cle 7-D to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 7-D
           LEGALIZATION AND CONVERSION OF BASEMENTS AND CELLARS
 SECTION 288. DEFINITIONS.
         289. BASEMENT AND CELLAR LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS.
         290. TENANT PROTECTIONS IN INHABITED BASEMENTS OR CELLARS.
   §  288.  DEFINITIONS.  AS  USED IN THIS ARTICLE, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OR
 SUBJECT MATTER REQUIRES OTHERWISE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS  SHALL  HAVE  THE
 FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1.  THE TERM "INHABITED BASEMENT OR CELLAR" MEANS A BASEMENT OR CELLAR
 UNLAWFULLY OCCUPIED AS A RESIDENCE BY ONE OR MORE TENANTS ON OR PRIOR TO
 THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ARTICLE;
   2. THE TERM "RENTED" MEANS LEASED, LET, OR HIRED OUT, WITH OR  WITHOUT
 A WRITTEN AGREEMENT; AND
   3. THE TERM "TENANT" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL TO WHOM AN INHABITED BASEMENT
 OR CELLAR IS RENTED.
   §  289.  BASEMENT  AND CELLAR LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS.  1. NOTWITH-
 STANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF STATE OR LOCAL LAW TO THE CONTRARY, IN A
 CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR  MORE,  THE  LOCAL  LEGISLATIVE
 BODY  MAY, BY LOCAL LAW, ESTABLISH A PROGRAM TO ADDRESS, AS APPROPRIATE,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03476-01-3

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S2276A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1075
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Multiple Dwelling Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 7-D §§288 - 290, Mult Dwell L; add Art 8-C §§480 - 488, Priv Hous Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S8783, A9802

S2276A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a program to address the legalization of specified basements and cellars and the conversion of other specified basements and cellars in a city with a population of one million or more.

S2276A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S2276A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2276--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 19, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. KAVANAGH, CLEARE, FELDER, GOUNARDES, HOYLMAN-SIGAL,
   SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when  printed  to  be
   committed  to  the  Committee on Judiciary -- committee discharged and
   said bill committed to the  Committee  on  Housing,  Construction  and
   Community  Development  --  reported favorably from said committee and
   committed to the Committee on Finance --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the  multiple  dwelling  law  and  the  private  housing
   finance  law,  in  relation  to  establishing a program to address the
   legalization of specified basements and cellars and the conversion  of
   other  specified  basements and cellars in a city with a population of
   one million or more
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The multiple dwelling law is amended by adding a new arti-
 cle 7-D to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 7-D
           LEGALIZATION AND CONVERSION OF BASEMENTS AND CELLARS
 SECTION 288. DEFINITIONS.
         289. BASEMENT AND CELLAR LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS.
         290. TENANT PROTECTIONS IN INHABITED BASEMENTS AND CELLARS.
   § 288. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE,  UNLESS  THE  CONTEXT  OR
 SUBJECT  MATTER  REQUIRES  OTHERWISE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE
 FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1. THE TERM "INHABITED BASEMENT OR CELLAR" MEANS A BASEMENT OR  CELLAR
 UNLAWFULLY OCCUPIED AS A RESIDENCE BY ONE OR MORE TENANTS ON OR PRIOR TO
 THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ARTICLE;
   2.  THE TERM "RENTED" MEANS LEASED, LET, OR HIRED OUT, WITH OR WITHOUT
 A WRITTEN AGREEMENT; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03476-02-3
 S. 2276--A                          2

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