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A02573 Summary:

BILL NOA02573
 
SAME ASSAME AS S00546
 
SPONSORAnderson
 
COSPNSRMitaynes, Gibbs
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §402-e, Pub Hous L
 
Enacts the "NYCHA utility accountability act"; requires the NYCHA to provide a rent reduction to tenants who experience a disruption in utility service.
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A02573 Actions:

BILL NOA02573
 
01/26/2023referred to housing
01/03/2024referred to housing
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A02573 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          2573
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 26, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. ANDERSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Housing
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public housing law, in relation to enacting the
          "NYCHA utility accountability act"
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
     2  the "NYCHA utility accountability act".
     3    § 2. Section 402-e of the public housing law is amended  by  adding  a
     4  new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
     5    5.  Where  there is a disruption in the New York city housing authori-
     6  ty's provision of heat,  water,  gas,  or  electricity  service  to  any
     7  tenant,  the New York city housing authority shall, at a minimum, reduce
     8  the amount of rent to be paid by such tenant for the following month  by
     9  the  greater of either (a) seventy-five dollars per month, on a prorated
    10  daily basis for each day such tenant experienced a disruption  of  heat,
    11  water,  gas,  or  electricity  service;  or  (b) the amount equal to ten
    12  percent of such tenant's prorated daily cost of rent for each  day  such
    13  tenant  experienced  a  disruption  of  heat, water, gas, or electricity
    14  service.
    15    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02967-01-3
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