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NY S06458
NY S06458Enacts the "Housing Stability and Tenant Protection act of 2019"; extends and makes certain provisions of law permanent relating to rent control and rent stabilization (Part A); repeals provisions of law relating to rent increases after vacancy of housing accommodations (Part B); relates to vacancy of certain housing accommodations (Part C); relates to vacancies in certain housing accommodations and repeals various provisions of law relating to vacancy decontrol (Part D); relates to regulation o
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Introduced
06/11/2019
06/11/2019
In Committee
06/14/2019
06/14/2019
Crossed Over
06/14/2019
06/14/2019
Passed
06/14/2019
06/14/2019
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
06/14/2019
06/14/2019
Introduced Session
2019-2020 General Assembly
Bill Summary
AN ACT to amend chapter 576 of the laws of 1974 amending the emergency housing rent control law relating to the control of and stabilization of rent in certain cases, the emergency housing rent control law, chapter 329 of the laws of 1963 amending the emergency housing rent control law relating to recontrol of rents in Albany, and the rent regulation reform act of 1997, in relation to making such provisions permanent; to amend chapter 555 of the laws of 1982 amending the general business law and the administrative code of the city of New York relating to conversion of residential property to cooperative or condominium ownership in the city of New York, chapter 402 of the laws of 1983 amending the general business law relating to conversion of rental residential property to cooperative or condominium ownership in certain municipalities in the counties of Nassau, Westchester and Rockland, in relation to making such provisions permanent (Part A); to repeal certain provisions of the administrative code of the city of New York, the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventyfour, the emergency housing rent control law and the local emergency rent control act, relating to rent increases after vacancy of a housing accommodation (Part B); to amend the administrative code of the city of New York and the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen [ ] is old law to be omitted. S. 6458 2 A. 8281 seventy-four, in relation to vacancy of certain housing accommodations and to amend the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventyfour and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to prohibiting a county rent guidelines board from establishing rent adjustments for class A dwelling units based on certain considerations (Part C); to amend the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-four, in relation to vacancies in certain housing accommodations; and to repeal paragraphs 12 and 13 of subdivision a of section 5 and section 5-a of section 4 of chapter 576 of the laws of 1974 constituting the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-four, paragraph (n) of subdivision 2 of section 2 of chapter 274 of the laws of 1946, constituting the emergency housing rent control law, and sections 26-504.1, 26-504.2 and 26-504.3 and subparagraph (k) of paragraph 2 of subdivision e of section 26-403 of the administrative code of the city of New York, relating to vacancy decontrol (Part D); to amend the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-four and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the regulation of rents (Part E); to amend the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-four, the administrative code of the city of New York and the civil practice law and rules, in relation to investigation of rent overcharge complaints (Part F); to establish the "statewide tenant protection act of 2019"; and to amend the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventyfour, in relation to expanding rent and eviction protections statewide (Part G); to amend the administrative code of the city of New York and the emergency housing rent control law, in relation to the establishment of rent adjustments and prohibition of fuel pass-along charges; and to repeal certain provisions of the administrative code of the city of New York relating thereto (Part H); to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-four and the emergency housing rent control law, in relation to recovery of certain housing accommodations by a landlord (Part I); to amend the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-four, in relation to not-for-profits' use of certain residential dwellings (Part J); to amend the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-four, the emergency housing rent control law, and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to a temporary increase in rent in certain cases (Part K); to amend the public housing law, in relation to enacting the "rent regulation reporting act of 2019" (Part L); to amend the real property law, the real property actions and proceedings law, the general obligations law and the judiciary law, in relation to enacting the "statewide housing security and tenant protection act of 2019"; establishes the New York state temporary commission on housing security and tenant protection; and to repeal certain provisions of the real property actions and proceedings law relating thereto (Part M); to amend the general business law, in relation to conversions to cooperative or condominium ownership in the city of New York (Part N); and to amend the real property law, in relation to the duties and responsibilities of manufactured home park owners and residents (Part O) The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: S. 6458 3 A. 8281 1
AI Summary
This bill enacts the "Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019", which makes certain provisions of existing rent control and rent stabilization laws permanent, repeals provisions allowing rent increases after unit vacancies, expands tenant protections statewide, and implements new regulations around major capital improvements, individual apartment improvements, and fuel pass-along charges. The bill also establishes the "Rent Regulation Reporting Act of 2019" to require the state to report annually on the implementation of the rent regulation system, and creates the "Statewide Housing Security and Tenant Protection Act of 2019" to further strengthen tenant protections and rights, including limiting fees, prohibiting discrimination against tenants based on prior legal actions, and reforming processes around eviction proceedings.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (23)
Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D)*,
Jamaal Bailey (D),
Brian Benjamin (D),
Alessandra Biaggi (D),
Neil Breslin (D),
David Carlucci (D),
Michael Gianaris (D),
Pete Harckham (D),
Brad Hoylman (D),
Robert Jackson (D),
Brian Kavanagh (D),
Liz Krueger (D),
John Liu (D),
Rachel May (D),
Velmanette Montgomery (D),
Zellnor Myrie (D),
Kevin Parker (D),
Jessica Ramos (D),
Gustavo Rivera (D),
Julia Salazar (D),
Luis Sepúlveda (D),
Jose Serrano (D),
Toby Stavisky (D),
Last Action
SIGNED CHAP.36 (on 06/14/2019)
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