Assembly Bill A6839

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires the division of housing and community renewal to calculate the period of rent reduction due to diminution of services from the date of actual diminution of the services

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2025-A6839 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3198
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
New York City
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4884
2015-2016: S498
2017-2018: S94
2019-2020: S15
2021-2022: S692
2023-2024: A10391, S3233

2025-A6839 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the division of housing and community renewal to calculate the period of rent reduction due to diminution of services from the date of actual diminution of the services.

2025-A6839 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6839
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 14, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Housing
 
 AN ACT in relation to requiring the division of  housing  and  community
   renewal to calculate the period of rent reduction due to diminution of
   services from the date of actual diminution of the services

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the  contra-
 ry,  any  rent reduction attributable to diminution of services shall be
 calculated by the division of housing and community renewal to be effec-
 tive upon the date that the diminution of service commenced,  regardless
 of  when the diminution of services was reported to the division or that
 date upon which the diminution of services was addressed  by  the  divi-
 sion.  Such  rent  reduction shall be applicable to the entire period of
 time the services were not maintained in full.
   ยง 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  apply  to  all
 pending and future proceedings.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06764-01-5

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