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A08513 Summary:

A08513 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
 submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)



 
BILL NUMBER: A8513
 
SPONSOR: Glick

 
TITLE OF BILL:
 
An act to amend the multiple dwelling law, in relation to interim multi-
ple dwellings
 
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
 
The purpose of this bill is to increase the amount of loft units
protected under law by extending the application period.
 
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
 
Section one of this bill extends, by one year, the application window
for eligibility.
 
Section two of the bill sets the effective date.
 
 
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION (IF APPLICABLE):
 
Not Applicable
 
 
JUSTIFICATION:
 
Many loft tenants currently live in the shadows under unregulated and
unfit conditions because of an inability to obtain legalized status. The
limited window period of applying for eligibility for loft law coverage
has restricted loft tenants who seek coverage and want to stay in their
homes. Currently, a June 15, 2017 deadline exists for submitting cover-
age applications. By extending the application window, this bill would
allow for more time to apply, improve the living conditions for loft
tenants, and increase housing opportunities.
 
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
 
New bill.
 
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
 
None.
 
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediate.

A08513 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          8513
 
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                      June 18, 2017
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Housing
 
        AN ACT to amend the multiple dwelling law, in relation to interim multi-
          ple dwellings
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.    Subdivision 1 of section 282-a of the multiple dwelling
     2  law, as amended by section 22 of part A of chapter 20  of  the  laws  of
     3  2015, is amended to read as follows:
     4    1.  All  applications for registration as an interim multiple dwelling
     5  or for coverage of residential units under this article shall  be  filed
     6  with  the  loft  board  within  six months after the date the loft board
     7  shall have adopted all rules or regulations necessary in order to imple-
     8  ment the provisions of chapter one hundred forty-seven of  the  laws  of
     9  two  thousand ten, provided, however, that applications for registration
    10  as an interim multiple dwelling or for  coverage  of  residential  units
    11  under  this article may also be filed for a [two-year] three-year period
    12  starting from [the effective date of the chapter  of  the  laws  of  two
    13  thousand  fifteen  which amended this section] June fifteenth, two thou-
    14  sand fifteen.   The loft board may subsequently  amend  such  rules  and
    15  regulations  but such amendments shall not recommence the time period in
    16  which applications may be filed.
    17    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13042-02-7