Senate Bill S546

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Enacts the NYCHA utility accountability act

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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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2023-S546 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2573
Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §402-e, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S9086, A11152
2021-2022: S1603, A1866

2023-S546 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "NYCHA utility accountability act"; requires the NYCHA to provide a rent reduction to tenants who experience a disruption in utility service.

2023-S546 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S546 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    546
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. GIANARIS, HOYLMAN, JACKSON, RAMOS, SALAZAR, SEPULVE-
   DA, STAVISKY -- 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  enacting  the
   "NYCHA utility accountability act"

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "NYCHA utility accountability act".
   §  2.  Section  402-e of the public housing law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5. WHERE THERE IS A DISRUPTION IN THE NEW YORK CITY  HOUSING  AUTHORI-
 TY'S  PROVISION  OF  HEAT,  WATER,  GAS,  OR  ELECTRICITY SERVICE TO ANY
 TENANT, THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY SHALL, AT A MINIMUM,  REDUCE
 THE  AMOUNT OF RENT TO BE PAID BY SUCH TENANT FOR THE FOLLOWING MONTH BY
 THE GREATER OF EITHER (A) SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS PER MONTH, ON A  PRORATED
 DAILY  BASIS  FOR EACH DAY SUCH TENANT EXPERIENCED A DISRUPTION OF HEAT,
 WATER, GAS, OR ELECTRICITY SERVICE; OR  (B)  THE  AMOUNT  EQUAL  TO  TEN
 PERCENT  OF  SUCH TENANT'S PRORATED DAILY COST OF RENT FOR EACH DAY SUCH
 TENANT EXPERIENCED A DISRUPTION OF  HEAT,  WATER,  GAS,  OR  ELECTRICITY
 SERVICE.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02967-01-3



              

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