Bill > S06464

This bill amends the Emergency Tenant Protection Act to modify how legal regulated base date rent is determined in rent overcharge complaints. Specifically, the bill introduces a new provision that allows the state Division of Housing and Community Renewal to determine the base date rent at the four-year lookback using either the survey sampling method or the default method if fraud is detected. The survey sampling method likely refers to a statistical approach to estimating historical rent levels, while the default method provides an alternative way to calculate rent if standard documentation is unavailable or unreliable. The bill applies to housing accommodations in cities with less than one million people, towns, and villages under an emergency housing declaration. This change aims to provide more flexibility in resolving rent overcharge complaints by giving housing authorities additional tools to investigate and establish appropriate historical rent levels, particularly in cases where there are concerns about fraudulent rental practices or incomplete rental history documentation.

Housing and Urban Affairs

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S6464