NY State Senate Bill 2023-S4970

Senate Bill S4970

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Directs the division of housing and community renewal to study non-rental fees charged by landlords

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development 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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 03, 2024	referred to housing, construction and community development returned to senate died in assembly
May 31, 2023	referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate
Mar 01, 2023	advanced to third reading
Feb 28, 2023	2nd report cal.
Feb 27, 2023	1st report cal.392
Feb 17, 2023	referred to housing, construction and community development

Votes

- May 31, 2023 - Floor Vote
  S4970
  
  42
  
  Aye
  
  16
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  5
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: May 31, 2023
      
      aye (42)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Bailey
      
      Breslin
      
      Brisport
      
      Brouk
      
      Chu
      
      Cleare
      
      Comrie
      
      Fernandez
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gonzalez
      
      Gounardes
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mannion
      
      Martinez
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Myrie
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Rivera
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Scarcella-Spanton
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Thomas
      
      Webb
      
      nay (16)
      
      Borrello
      
      Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
      
      Gallivan
      
      Griffo
      
      Mattera
      
      Murray
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oberacker
      
      Ortt
      
      Palumbo
      
      Rhoads
      
      Rolison
      
      Stec
      
      Tedisco
      
      Walczyk
      
      Weber
      
      excused (5)
      
      Ashby
      
      Cooney
      
      Felder
      
      Martins
      
      Weik
  Feb 27, 2023 - Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee Vote
  S4970
  
  8
  
  Aye
  
  2
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee Vote: Feb 27, 2023
      
      aye (8)
      
      Brisport
      
      Cleare
      
      Jackson
      
      Kavanagh
      
      May
      
      Myrie
      
      Rivera
      
      Salazar
      
      nay (2)
      
      Borrello
      
      Martins
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Helming

2023-S4970 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A718
Current Committee:: Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:: Housing
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: A8288
2015-2016: A1794
2017-2018: A2935
2019-2020: S3356, A2594
2021-2022: S2010, A1194

2023-S4970 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the division of housing and community renewal to study non-rental fees charged by landlords and report to the legislature.

2023-S4970 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S4970

SPONSOR: JACKSON
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act in relation to directing the division of housing and community
renewal to study non-rental fees charged by landlords

 
PURPOSE:

This bill would require the Division of Housing and Community Renewal
(DHCR) to perform a study on non-rental fees imposed by landlords of
housing accommodations subject to rent regulation laws. This study will
assist the legislature in dealing with landlords who are using these
fees improperly for various reasons.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 requires DHCR to prepare and report a study on non-rental fees
imposed by landlords of housing accommodations subject to rent control
laws and report the study to the legislature by April 1, 2025.

Section 2 sets the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Currently, DHCR is allowed to determine the amounts that landlords of
housing accommodations subject to rent control laws may charge tenants
for certain non-rental fees. While these surcharges are sometimes
allowed in accordance with the Operational Bulletin 2005-01 issued by
DHCR, many landlords do not follow the regulations set forth in the
Operational Bulletin for when the surcharges can be applied. Most of the
time, landlords add these surcharges without Meeting any of the condi-
tions set forth in Operational Bulletin 2005-01. A recent survey of rent
stabilized tenants indicates that 68% were charged a surcharge for their
air conditioner or washing machine in the last year. These surcharges
can add hundreds of dollars to a tenant's rent, making rent controlled
and rent stabilized apartments unaffordable for low-income New Yorkers.
This study will offer an insight into how these non-rental fees are
established, evaluated, and evolve over time.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2021-2022: S.2010-A - Committed to Rules/A.1194-A - Passed the Assembly

2019-2020: A.2594 - Referred to Housing/S.3356 - Referred to Housing,
Construction and Community Development

2017-2018: A.2935 - Referred to Housing

2015-2016: A.1794 - Referred to Housing

2013-2014: A.8288 - Referred to Housing/S.6112 - Referred to Housing,
Construction and Community. Development

 
STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None to the State.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2023-S4970 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4970
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
   Community Development
 
 AN  ACT  in  relation to directing the division of housing and community
   renewal to study non-rental fees charged by landlords

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The division of housing and community renewal shall prepare
 a  report  on  non-rental  fees imposed by landlords of housing accommo-
 dations  subject  to  rent  regulations.  Such  study  shall  include  a
 description  of fees commonly or frequently charged, the amounts of such
 fees, how fees are determined and any  other  data  or  information  the
 division  deems  pertinent. The division shall submit such report to the
 legislature by April 1, 2025.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00596-01-3

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