A02005 Summary:

BILL NO    A02005 

SAME AS    Same as S51111, S 2237-A

SPONSOR    Rosenthal (MS)

COSPNSR    Silver, Brennan, Lopez V, Lentol, Wright, Jeffries, Bing, Latimer,
           Camara, Brook-Krasny, Peralta, Boyland, Kellner, Lancman, Schimel,
           Maisel, Kavanagh, Gottfried, Dinowitz, Millman, Mayersohn, Powell,
           Lavine, Colton, Nolan, O'Donnell, Titus, Farrell, Ortiz, Espaillat,
           Benedetto, Hooper, Jacobs, Robinson, Rivera N, Zebrowski, Glick,
           Spano, Benjamin, Towns, Castro

MLTSPNSR   Barron, Brodsky, Cook, Heastie, Jaffee, Markey, Meng, Peoples-Stokes,
           Perry, Pheffer, Pretlow, Rivera J, Scarborough, Weisenberg

Rpld S2 sub 2 (n), Emerg Hous Rent Cont L; rpld S5 sub a 13, amd S10 sub a-2,
Emerg Ten Prot Act of 1974; rpld S26-403 sub e 2 sub (k), S26-504.2, amd
S26-511, NYC Ad Cd

Makes conforming technical changes to the New York City administrative code and
the emergency tenant protection act relating to vacancy decontrol.

A02005 Actions:

BILL NO    A02005 

01/14/2009 referred to housing
01/22/2009 reported referred to codes
01/22/2009 reported 
01/22/2009 advanced to third reading cal.30
02/02/2009 passed assembly
02/02/2009 delivered to senate
02/02/2009 REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
01/06/2010 DIED IN SENATE
01/06/2010 RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
01/06/2010 ordered to third reading cal.178
01/19/2010 committed to housing

A02005 Votes:

BILL: A02005  DATE: 02/02/2009  MOTION:                       YEA/NAY: 091/052

Abbate  Y  Cahill  Y  Englebr Y  Hooper  ER Maisel  Y  Powell  Y  Skartad Y
Alessi  NO Calhoun NO Errigo  NO Hoyt    Y  Markey  Y  Pretlow Y  Spano   Y
Alfano  Y  Camara  Y  Espaill Y  Hyer-Sp Y  Mayerso Y  Quinn   NO Stirpe  Y
Amedore NO Canestr Y  Farrell Y  Jacobs  Y  McDonou NO Rabbitt NO Sweeney Y
Arroyo  Y  Carrozz Y  Fields  NO Jaffee  Y  McEneny Y  Raia    NO Tedisco NO
Aubry   Y  Castro  Y  Finch   NO Jeffrie Y  McKevit NO Ramos   Y  Thiele  NO
Bacalle NO Christe NO Fitzpat NO John    Y  Meng    Y  Reilich NO Titone  Y
Ball    NO Clark   Y  Gabrysz NO Jordan  NO Miller  NO Reilly  Y  Titus   Y
Barclay NO Colton  Y  Galef   NO Kavanag Y  Millman Y  Rive J  Y  Tobacco NO
Barra   Y  Conte   NO Gantt   NO Kellner Y  Molinar NO Rive N  ER Towns   ER
Barron  Y  Cook    Y  Gianari Y  Kolb    NO Morelle Y  Rive PM Y  Townsen NO
Benedet Y  Corwin  NO Giglio  NO Koon    Y  Nolan   Y  Robinso Y  Walker  Y
Benjami Y  Crouch  NO Glick   Y  Lancman Y  Oaks    NO Rosenth Y  Weinste Y
Bing    Y  Cusick  NO Gordon  NO Latimer Y  O'Donne Y  Russell Y  Weisenb Y
Boyland Y  Cymbrow Y  Gottfri Y  Lavine  Y  O'Mara  NO Saladin NO Weprin  Y
Boyle   NO DelMont NO Greene  Y  Lentol  Y  Ortiz   Y  Sayward NO Wright  Y
Bradley Y  DenDekk Y  Gunther NO Lifton  Y  Parment NO Scarbor Y  Zebrows Y
Brennan Y  Destito NO Hawley  ER Lope PD NO Paulin  Y  Schimel Y  Mr Spkr Y
Brodsky Y  Diaz    Y  Hayes   NO Lope VJ ER Peoples Y  Schimmi NO
Brook-K Y  Dinowit Y  Heastie Y  Lupardo Y  Peralta Y  Schroed ER
Burling NO Duprey  NO Hevesi  Y  Magee   NO Perry   Y  Scozzaf NO
Butler  NO Eddingt Y  Hikind  Y  Magnare NO Pheffer Y  Seminer ER

A02005 Memo:

 BILL NUMBER:  A2005

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the administrative code of the city
of New York and the emergency tenant protection act of nineteen
seventy-four, in relation to making conforming technical changes; and
to repeal paragraph 13 of subdivision a of section 5 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 section 26-504.2 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

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : This bill repeals provisions of New
York State and New York City statutes that remove apartments from rent
stabilization or rent control when such apartments are vacated and
could be rented under such statutes for monthly rents of $2,000 or
more.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :

Section 1 of this bill sets forth legislative findings and declaration
of emergency

Section 2 would repeal paragraph (n) of subdivision 2 of section 2 of
chapter 274 of the laws of 1946, constituting the emergency rent
control law

Section 3 of this bill would repeal paragraph 13 of subdivision a of
section 5 of section 4 of chapter 576 of the laws of 1974,
constituting the emergency tenant protection act of 1974

Section 4 would repeal subparagraph (k) of paragraph 2 of subdivision
e of section 26-403 of the administrative code of the city of New York

Section 5 would repeal section 26-504.2 of the administrative code of
the city of New York

Section 6 and Section 7 also subject accommodations to regulation
under such laws which were deregulated upon vacancy on or after
January 1, 2007 or which were deregulated upon vacancy prior to
January 1, 2007 and which rented for less than $5,000 per month in New
York City or less than $3,500 per month in the counties of
Westchester, Nassau, and Rockland on or after January 1, 2007.

Section 8 and 9 repeal vacancy decontrol provisions of the New York
City Administrative Code and the Emergency Tenant Protection Act that
relate to preferential rents, respectively.

Section 10 provides for an immediate effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION : The shortage of affordable housing in New York City,
in the suburban counties of Westchester, Nassau, and Rockland and in
many other areas of the state is an acute crisis. The systems of rent
regulation presently existing are the single most effective program of
state and local governments to preserve the supply of affordable
housing. These programs have been seriously eroded by the vacancy
decontrol laws. Available data and several studies suggest that over
300,000 rent stabilized apartments have been removed from regulation
in New York City and the counties of Westchester, Nassau, and Rockland
under vacancy decontrol. The pace at which vacancy decontrol removes
affordable housing units from regulation is accelerating with each
passing year.


Vacancy decontrol is an incentive for owners of rental housing to
withhold services and to use forms of harassment to induce regulated
tenants to vacate their rental units. In some instances, costs of
renovation have been inflated or even falsified in order to drive
apartment rents to the $2,000 threshold for vacancy decontrol. In
other cases no renovations at all are done to vacant apartments and
such apartments are treated as deregulated regardless of the legal
rent. Such abuses are made possible by the existence of the vacancy
decontrol laws. Repeal of vacancy decontrol is essential to restore
the integrity of the rent regulation systems and to protect the
state's precious supply of affordable housing.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

Similar to:  2008: A7416A-Passed Assembly/S5149B Referred to Housing
2007: A7416A - Passed Assembly 2006: A6916 - Housing 2005: A6916 -
Third reading calendar 2004: A10845 - Passed Assembly 2002: A1101-
Passed Assembly

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS : Some costs may be incurred by DHCR.

 EFFECTIVE DATE : Immediately.