STATE OF NEW YORK
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5901
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 17, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. GLICK, ROSENTHAL, DINOWITZ, O'DONNELL, COOK,
COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GOTTFRIED, PERRY, WEINSTEIN
-- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing
AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
relation to renewal of a lease under the stabilization code
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subparagraph (a) of paragraph 9 of subdivision c of section
2 26-511 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to
3 read as follows:
4 (a) (1) where [he or she] the owner has established to the satisfac-
5 tion of the division of housing and community renewal, after a hearing
6 at which all parties may present evidence that the subject building is
7 in a substandard or seriously deteriorated condition, and that the owner
8 intends in good faith to demolish the building and [has obtained a
9 permit therefor from the department of buildings] submits proof prior to
10 filing the application with the division of housing and community
11 renewal that plans and if possible, the necessary permits, for the
12 undertaking have been approved by and obtained from the department of
13 buildings. Such application shall be filed at least ninety days prior
14 to the expiration of the lease term; for the purpose of this subpara-
15 graph, "demolish" means the complete razing of the entire building,
16 including all exterior walls, in order to construct a new building with
17 the same or greater number of rental housing units;
18 (2) The order granting the owner's demolition application shall
19 provide that the owner must, at the tenant's option, either: (i) relo-
20 cate the tenant to an equivalent or superior rent stabilized housing
21 accommodation in a closely proximate area, or if a new residential
22 building is being constructed on the site provide the tenant with suit-
23 able interim housing at no additional cost until a unit is available in
24 the new building; provide that the amount of rent charged for the unit
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 shall be at the same or lower legal regulated rent; and provide the
2 tenant, in addition to reasonable moving expenses, payment of a five
3 thousand dollar stipend, provided the tenant vacates on or before the
4 vacate date required by the final order; or (ii) provide relocation of
5 the tenant to a suitable housing accommodation at a rent in excess of
6 that for the subject housing accommodation; provide the tenant, in addi-
7 tion to reasonable moving expenses, a stipend equal to the difference of
8 the rent charged at the housing accommodation being vacated and the rent
9 charged for the housing accommodation to which the tenant is relocating,
10 multiplied by seventy-two months, provided the tenant vacates on or
11 before the vacate date required by the final order; or (iii) pay the
12 tenant a stipend which shall be the difference between the tenant's
13 current rent and an amount to be calculated using the demolition stipend
14 chart, created by the division of housing and community renewal, multi-
15 plied by seventy-two months; or
16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to any
17 tenant in possession on or after such effective date and to any action
18 or proceeding pending in any court and to any application, complaint, or
19 proceeding pending before an administrative agency on such effective
20 date, as well as to any action or proceeding commenced thereafter;
21 provided, however that the amendments to subparagraph (a) of paragraph 9
22 of subdivision c of section 26-511 of chapter 4 of title 26 of the
23 administrative code of the city of New York made by section one of this
24 act shall expire on the same date as such law expires and shall not
25 affect the expiration of such law as provided under section 26-520 of
26 such law.
