Prohibits the imposition of any surcharge for the installation or use of a tenant-installed appliance where the tenant pays for electric utility service.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3170
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 28, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED, L. ROSENTHAL, MOSLEY,
PICHARDO, COOK, CRESPO, BENEDETTO, DAVILA, BICHOTTE, JOYNER, WALKER,
RODRIGUEZ, BLAKE, BARRON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO,
DenDEKKER, GLICK, PERRY -- 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 surcharges for the installation or use of certain appli-
ances in housing accommodations subject to rent control
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended
2 by adding a new section 26-416 to read as follows:
3 § 26-416 Surcharges for tenant-installed appliances. The imposition of
4 any surcharge for the installation or use of a tenant-installed appli-
5 ance is prohibited where the tenant pays for electric utility service.
6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that section
7 26-416 of the city rent and rehabilitation law as added by section one
8 of this act shall remain in full force and effect only as long as the
9 public emergency requiring the regulation and control of residential
10 rents and evictions continues, as provided in subdivision 3 of section 1
11 of the local emergency housing rent control act.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00703-01-9
